SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Dikembe Mutombo and Spencer Haywood have been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The two former NBA stars who accomplished as much or more off the court were inducted Friday night, part of a class of 11 players, coaches and referees.
Kentucky coach John Calipari was scheduled to be last member of the class to speak at Symphony Hall.
Mutombo was a fierce shot blocker who opened a hospital in his native Congo that he said has served 140,000 people. Haywood was a potent scorer who battled the NBA in court over its age requirement, a victory that paved the way for future NBA stars who still thank him to this day.
The rest of the class includes referee Dick Bavetta, former Celtic Jo Jo White and women's star Lisa Leslie. Tom Heinsohn is being inducted as a coach after already being enshrined as a player, and will be joined by former coaches George Raveling and Australia's Lindsay Gaze, plus ABA star Louis Dampier and early African-American player John Isaacs.
