Due to the Olympics, the Hall of Fame ceremonies have been postponed this year, and will take place on the weekend of October 12-13, at the usual Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts. The 2024 class doesn't have the prestige of previous ones, but it's sure to be very emotional after the death of Jerry West last June, as the former Lakers point guard and executive was nominated for the third time in his career, and this time for his contributions to the game.
On Thursday evening, the authorities of the “Basketball Hall of Fame” also revealed the names of the chosen personalities to induct each new entrant, and for Jerry West, it will be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob McAdoo, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Pat Riley, Jamaal Wilkes, Shaquille O'Neal, Vlade Divac, Del Harris, Pau Gasol and Michael Cooper. Cooper, himself inducted this season, has chosen Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Pat Riley and Lisa Leslie to accompany him.
Perhaps the most high-profile player in the 2024 class, Vince Carter has chosen Julius Erving and his cousin Tracy McGrady. As for Chauncey Billups, he will have Larry Brown, Tina Thompson and Ben Wallace at his side.
List of inductees and their choices for presentation
Seimone Augustus – Lindsay Whalen
Dick Barnett – Bill Bradley, Earl Monroe
Chauncey Billups – Larry Brown, Tina Thompson, Ben Wallace
Vince Carter – Julius Erving, Tracy McGrady
Doug Collins – Billy Cunningham, Jerry Reinsdorf, Grant Hill
Michael Cooper – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Pat Riley and Lisa Leslie
Walter Davis – David Thompson, Bob McAdoo, Jerry Colangelo, Roy Williams, Charlie Scott, Bobby Jones
Harley Redin – Alice “Cookie” Barron, Cherri Rapp
Bo Ryan – Roy Williams, Gene Keady
Herb Simon – Larry Bird, Reggie Miller, Tamika Catchings
Charles Smith – Joe Dumars
Michele Timms –Teresa Edwards, Katie Smith
Jerry West – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob McAdoo, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Pat Riley, Jamaal Wilkes, Shaquille O'Neal, Vlade Divac, Del Harris, Pau Gasol and Michael Cooper
