Michael Jordan Leads 16 Hall Of Fame Finalists

Posted Feb 15, 2009
Michael Jordan leads a group of 16 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Friday. The list also includes former NBA greats John Stockton and David Robinson. NBA coaches Don Nelson and Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women's coach C. Vivian Stringer also made the cut from a field of 164 nominees, as did former NBA stars Dennis Johnson, Chris Mullin and Bernard King, and two-time WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper. (Tar Heel Blue)

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