Basketball Hall of Fame honors Class of 2021 inductees: Full speeches
Headlined by Chris Webber and Paul Pierce, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame welcomed its newest inductees by way of the Class of 2021 on Saturday evening.
To celebrate such a momentous night, Basketball News has compiled the full speeches for each addition to the prestigious Hall-of-Fame club.
Chris Webber
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Chris Webber. pic.twitter.com/hmuQAtXlka
— NBA (@NBA) September 11, 2021
Paul Pierce
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Paul Pierce. pic.twitter.com/jPZXqlxQgT
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2021
Chris Bosh
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Chris Bosh. pic.twitter.com/20iV5EHi64
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2021
Toni Kukoc
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Toni Kukoc. pic.twitter.com/lIIkCMqX9C
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2021
Ben Wallace
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Ben Wallace. pic.twitter.com/cGNYiPsTng
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2021
Rick Adelman
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Rick Adelman. pic.twitter.com/m9dxjIyj1o
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2021
Yolanda Griffith
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Yolanda Griffith. pic.twitter.com/EvPIb8d6KC
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2021
Bill Russell
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Bill Russell. pic.twitter.com/Vv3ibAe13Q
— NBA (@NBA) September 11, 2021
Jay Wright
Jay Wright is now officially an enshrined member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. #21HoopClass pic.twitter.com/PV1SEkOKb7
— Basketball HOF (@Hoophall) September 12, 2021
Howard Garfinkel
Howard Garfinkel is now officially an enshrined member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. #21HoopClass
— Basketball HOF (@Hoophall) September 12, 2021
Val Ackerman
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Val Ackerman. pic.twitter.com/1UgEBqZg33
— NBA (@NBA) September 11, 2021
Lauren Jackson
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Lauren Jackson. pic.twitter.com/vn5anUdlYO
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2021
Bob Dandridge
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Bob Dandridge. pic.twitter.com/gBAjtA8gEx
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2021
Pearl Moore
Pearl Moore is the greatest scorer in the HISTORY of women’s college basketball
— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) September 12, 2021
- Averaged 30 PTS per game in an era that didn’t have a 3-point shot.
- Scored in double figures in every college game she played in.
- Scored 4,061 points in her collegiate career.
Hall of Famer ✅ pic.twitter.com/Vz3DnZFeSW
Clarence "Fats" Jenkins
Recognized posthumously is Clarence “Fats” Jenkins, captain of the legendary New York Rens, 8-time Colored Basketball World Champion in the 1920’s and 30’s, and #21HoopClass honoree. pic.twitter.com/yBsm8xASUn
— Basketball HOF (@Hoophall) May 16, 2021
Cotton Fitzsimmons
#21HoopClass enshrinee, Cotton Fitzsimmons. pic.twitter.com/p5AfdXQTUf
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2021