On the heels of this yr’s Naismith Corridor of Fame ceremony, Mychal Thompson is looking for a former LA Lakers participant to be inducted subsequent. Thompson, nonetheless, isn’t making a case for himself.
As an alternative, the two-time NBA champion throughout the Lakers’ “Showtime” period tweeted on Monday {that a} former teammate of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant deserves HOF honors.
“OK [Basketball] Halla Fame…Time to Induct Robert Horry…What’s the maintain up?”
The opinion drew totally different reactions from followers, with some supporting the concept of Horry getting a Corridor of Fame induction and others arguing that he wasn’t worthy of 1.
One netizen posited the concept the 2003-04 Lakers would have received the NBA championship had they saved Horry within the lineup, as a substitute of signing Karl Malone. Thompson went on to reply.
“U is likely to be proper about that…By no means thought a that…”
In his 16-year profession, Horry received seven NBA titles (three with the Lakers, two with Hakeem Olajuwon’s Houston Rockets squad and two with the San Antonio Spurs).
Though the 6-foot-10 ahead was by no means the primary man on any of his groups, Horry was a dependable piece in his coaches’ rotation, because of his rebounding, perimeter capturing, and clutch gene.
He earned the moniker “Huge Shot Rob” by way of moments like his buzzer-beating 3 in Sport 4 of the 2002 Western Convention finals. With O’Neal and Bryant each lacking layups within the dying seconds of this recreation, Horry picked up an additional possession and made the nerve-wracking shot to offer the Lakers a 100-99 win that evening.
On Mamba Day, Lakers Pay Go to to Hospital in Luka Doncic’s Hometown
After Bryant hung up his Lakers jersey for good in 2016, town of Los Angeles declared Aug. 24 as “Kobe Bryant Day.” The event, which additionally got here to be referred to as “Mamba Day,” takes place on the date 8-24, which consists of the 2 numbers that Bryant wore throughout his 20-year Lakers stint.
On this yr’s version of Mamba Day, Luka Doncic and quite a few his Lakers teammates paid a shock go to to the College Medical Middle in Doncic’s hometown of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Among the many Lakers who joined Doncic on this journey have been Austin Reaves, Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht and Jake LaRavia.
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