Manu Ginobili, Tim Hardaway, Del Harris and George Karl inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Emanuel Ginobili (Michael Tipton, Wikimedia Commons)

The latest members of the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts were officially inducted on Saturday and there were four National Basketball Association connections according to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. The latest inductees were players Emanuel Ginobili of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, and Tim Hardaway of Chicago, Illinois, and coaches George Karl of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, and Del Harris of Orleans, Indiana.

Ginobili played 16 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs from 2002 to 2018. He averaged 13.3 points per game, 3.8 assists per game, and 3.5 rebounds per game. The shooting guard had a field goal percentage of .447, three-point percentage of .369 and a free throw percentage of .827. A two-time All-Star in 2005 and 2011, Ginobili won four NBA Finals with the Spurs in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014. In the playoffs, Ginobili led all players in postseason steals per game (2.6) in 2010 and 2011, and postseason free throws made (147) in 2005.

Hardaway played 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers from 1989 to 2003. He averaged 17.7 points per game, 8.2 assists per game, and 3.3 rebounds per game. Hardaway was a point guard and selected to five All-Star Games (three with the Warriors in 1991, 1992 and 1993, and two with the Heat in 1997 and 1998).

Karl coached 26 NBA seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, and Sacramento Kings. He had a record of 1175 wins and 824 losses for a winning percentage of .588. Karl was the NBA Coach of the Year with the Nuggets in 2012-13. He is sixth all-time in coaching wins behind Gregg Popovich (1344), Don Nelson (1335), Lenny Wilkens (1332), Jerry Sloan (1221), and Pat Riley (1210).

Harris coached was the head coach of the Houston Rockets (1979-1983), the Milwaukee Bucks (1987-1992) and the Los Angeles Lakers (1994-1999). He had a record of 556 wins and 447 losses for a winning percentage of .549 and was the NBA Coach of the Year with the Lakers in 1995.

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