Naismith

The Bruins have a star in their own right with center Lauren Betts, who earned Naismith defensive player of the year Wednesday.

"For 17 and what he's doing, the goal tells you… He isn't rushing it and blasting it," Naismith said.

Fellow Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce noted the statue’s resemblance to his former Boston Celtics teammate Tony Allen and wrote “D Wade need a redo he to legendary fa this.”

Michael Cooper’s phone rang with the news that he finally had been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

West, who was already in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and as a member of the 1960 U.S.