DETROIT – A source told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Saturday that Ben Wallace, former Detroit Pistons star center, will be inducted into the Class of 2021 for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.
According to ESPN, Wallace in addition to the entire 2021 class will be announced on Sunday at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame museum in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Wallace, from Virginia Union University was the beast in the middle for the Pistons, winning NBA Defensive Player of the Year four times, tied for the most in NBA history.
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Ben Wallace becomes the first undrafted player to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame. #DetroitUp #GoingToWork pic.twitter.com/CUlU0tsFIT
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