Former Laker Gary Payton, who made the basketball Hall of Fame this week, attended the game.

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His storied amateur career, in the 1970s, earned him a place in Indiana's Basketball Hall of Fame.

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"I suppose they could, " added Rick Leddy of the body that governs the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

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And Nancy Lieberman, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played parts of two seasons in a men's professional league, likewise cheered the move.

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The 1995 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee also has coached Indiana, Charlotte and New York in the WNBA, compiling a 167-150 record in 10 seasons.

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Carmelo Anthony, the reigning NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, honored Bernard King who was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday by tying his franchise record with five consecutive 35-point performances.

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John Lucaswas the No. 1 pick of the 1976 NBA draft, had a 14-year pro career and coached in the NBA. North Carolina State's Mr. Thompson is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Drawing upon his experience playing for Coach K at Duke, and with a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame coach for a father, Hurley decided he was ready to make a name for himself at the coaching level.

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But Rodman is also a Hall of Fame basketball player and one of the best defenders and rebounders to ever play the game.

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