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Though feeling slighted by Springfield hall, NBA won't start its own shrine

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Thursday, September 6, 2007

The NBA's dwindling representation in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the growing frustration in response have prompted increasing calls for the league to break away and start its own Hall of Fame. But that's not David Stern's answer. Stern himself voiced pointed displeasure earlier this year with the downward trend but has shown no interest in an NBA-only Hall. The league's commissioner prefers to push for a revamped and more "transparent" selection process with the 48- ...

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