‘Redeem Team,’ Vince Carter among Basketball Hall nominees

The US 2008 Olympic gold medal squad featuring Kobe Bryant and LeBron James plus high-leaping Vince Carter were among first-time nominees for the Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday. The Hall announced its list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2024, which will be unveiled on April 6 at Phoenix, Arizona, and enshrined on August 17 at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Thursday marked the anniversary of the day when Dr. James Naismith first introduced the game of basketball in Springfield in 1891. Other first-time nominees included four-time Women's NBA champion and three-time US Olympic champion Seimone Augustus, two-time NBA champion center Bill...Keep on reading: ‘Redeem Team,’ Vince Carter among Basketball Hall nominees

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