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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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Episode 28

Roundtable: Michael Jordan on Stephen Curry’s Hall of Fame credentials, Zion’s weight dilemma and more N-word controversy

Also: Black women in cinema and the NBA’s new code of conduct

Sports

Al Attles reflects on his illustrious career ahead of Hall of Fame induction

‘All you can do as a player is play. It’s up to other people to decide if you get on the list or not. So I made it.’

4:05

Chuck Cooper: The first black NBA draft pick is going to the Hall of Fame

He broke the NBA’s color barrier 69 years ago. Now, the former Boston Celtic is finally getting his due.

Sports

Chuck Cooper III’s efforts made sure his dad got into Hall of Fame

Chuck Cooper was first African American drafted into the NBA

Sports

Russell Westbrook, Paul George and the Thunder get a lesson on Black Fives Era

How the Oklahoma City Thunder are embracing black hoops history

The Uplift

Being Ann Iverson: ‘I knew Allen Iverson was going to the NBA when I was carrying him’

The Hall of Famer’s mother shares emotional moments about her son

Sports

Grant Hill: ‘I was fortunate, but that didn’t necessarily help in the basketball world’

In a wide-ranging interview, the Hall of Fame inductee talks about growing up in an upper-middle-class black family

Sports

Jason Kidd: How Warriors, A’s and Raiders helped Hall of Fame path

The point guard talks about the sports mentors who helped pave his way

Sports

Steve Nash: ‘A white guy from Canada with swag’

Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce talks about his friendship with Hall of Famer and former teammate Steve Nash

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