You talk about fun times, playing with this team,' Carter said. 'It was a dream come true to finally get the opportunity to play with the home team.'

Carter's level of explosive greatness was so unapproachable it made otherwise sane men question if what they'd just seen was impossible.

The class also included high-scoring Phoenix star Walter Davis and former Knicks champion Dick Barnett, with Seimone Augustus and Michele Timms making it from the WNBA. Doug Collins and Pacers owner Herb Simon were inducted as contributors, along with amateur-level coaches Bo Ryan, Harley Redin and Charles Smith.

Vince Carter will receive his Hall of Fame orange jacket symbolizing basketball immortality and be presented, fittingly, by Julius Erving.

JOURNEY OF THE LATE BLOOMER Would you be shocked if I told you that a No. 3 NBA Draft pick was traded twice during his first year in the league, bounced around to six teams in six years, and ended up in the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame?

Film director Spike Lee is honored at a superfan ceremony at the Basketball Hall of Fame, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Springfield, Mass. Lee, actor Jack Nicholson, comedian Billy Crystal and businessman Alan Horwitz are being added to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s James F. Goldstein SuperFan Gallery. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

The Naismith Hall of Fame will enshrine the Class of 2024 this weekend, with 13 inductees earning their orange jackets in Springfield, Massachusetts. The event was originally scheduled to take place on Aug.

Vince Carter thanked his family, a bunch of NBA legends and even some Daytona Beach folks in his Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame speech Sunday.

Ruth Chepngetich Breaks the Women's World Marathon Record in the Nike Alphafly 3 Super Shoe Former NBA star Vince Carter reached the pinnacle of basketball accolades Saturday as he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield,