SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its finalists for the 2022 class Friday, including former Phoenix Suns forward Tom Chambers.
Other first-time nominees include Manu Ginobili, a four-time NBA champion, and WNBA and Olympic champion Lindsay Whalen.
Tom Chambers was a forward for the Phoenix Suns from 1989 to 1994.
Around 150 players, coaches and others will be considered for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The inductees will be announced during the 2022 NCAA Men's Final Four in April in New Orleans.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the game of basketball was invented.
According to the Hall of Fame website, the museum is home to "more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history."
Arizona sports
The city of Phoenix is home to five major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks and NHL's Arizona Coyotes.
The Cardinals have made the State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers also play at the Footprint. Phoenix has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC.
The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events on a yearly basis, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Cactus Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the Waste Management Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall; and Cactus League Spring Training.
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