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FORMER MIAMI HEAT PLAYER CHRIS BOSH speaks during his jersey retirement ceremony at half time of the game between the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic. REUTERS
NBA (National Basketball Association) stars Chris Bosh and Paul Pierce, WNBA great Lauren Jackson and Villanova coach Jay Wright are among the 14 finalists announced Tuesday for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021.
Those four are among the nine first-time finalists up for election, along with five previous finalists.
The Class of 2021 will be unveiled on May 16 and the enshrinement ceremony is scheduled for September.
Embry has been affiliated with the NBA for over 50 years as a player and executive, joining the Raptors in 2004.
Embry was the first Black man to become an NBA general manager when he was named to the post by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1972.
From 1985 to 1992, Embry served as vice-president and general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He moved to an executive vice-president position with the club in 1992, and in 1994 he became the first Black man to be a president and chief operating officer of a team.
The award will be handed out in May as part of Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend.
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