HOUSTON — Late Friday morning, the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame conducted a press conference in conjunction with
2013 NBA All-Star Weekend to announce, among other things, finalists for induction in 2013 and an extension of the Hall’s exclusive agreement with
Panini America. When the 30-minute spectacular (which aired live on NBA TV) ended, the stars really came out.
Atop a stage filled with some of the greatest basketball players of all time, Panini America had the rare opportunity to interview 2013 finalists
Tim Hardaway and
Gary Payton, and 2006 inductee
Dominique Wilkins. The topic of conversation on this special occasion? Hall of Fame basketball cards, of course.
This special video details those three interviews as well as some of the other sights and sounds of the press conference.
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