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HOOPLANDIA: FINALLY, GAME ON!

Aug 10, 2022 - Springfield, MA - Greater Springfield, Massachusetts is the birthplace of basketball. And now, after nearly three years of pandemic-era scheduling hurdles, it will be the birthplace of an extraordinary new event to celebrate one of the great games on planet Earth. It is GAME ON for HOOPLANDIA, the largest 3x3 basketball competition and celebration on the East Coast – planned for June 23-25, 2023 and hosted by Eastern States Exposition and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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The McLendon Foundation Named Winner of 2022 Mannie Jackson - Basketball’s Human Spirit Award

Aug 08, 2022 - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the winner of the 2022 Mannie Jackson - Basketball’s Human Spirit Award. Honored for its outstanding humanitarian efforts, the 2022 award recipient is The McLendon Foundation. The foundation will be formally recognized in September 2022 during the Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Enshrinement Weekend Schedule

Aug 01, 2022 - Springfield, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is pleased to announce additional details regarding Enshrinement Weekend for the Class of 2022. The Enshrinement process will conclude with the Enshrinement Ceremony on Saturday, September 10 in Springfield, Mass. – the Birthplace of Basketball. The Class was revealed in April and includes a total of 16 honorees.

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