<p>Paul Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwyane Wade highlighted the list of finalists for the 2023 class of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday before the start of the festivities of NBA All-Star Weekend. Among the class, Wade, who captained the Team Dwyane Wade to All-Star Celebrity Game later on against Team Ryan, won three championships with Miami Heat and was the NBA Finals MVP in 2006. Wade is also 13-time All-Star and won an Olympic medal for USA Basketball in 2008. Among others named in the list are 2007 Finals MVP Tony Parker, Becky Hammon - six-time WNBA All-Star, and Jennifer Azzi - a national champion with Stanford College and 5-year WNBA veteran along with an Olympic gold medalist for USA Basketball in 1996.</p>

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<p>Speaking to the press conference, Jerry Colangelo, chairman for Hall of Fame, said, "I love the class. I think this is a loaded class. ... I think this is unique in that we have a lot of first-time people and it's unusual when somebody makes it on the first ballot. But this is going to be that unique of class. Because there could be four or five first-timers. So, I'm very excited about it."</p>

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<p>Talking about other in the class, Dirk Nowitzki, with 31,500 point is No. 6 on the NBA's all-time scoring and was named league MVP in 2007. Nowitzki also won a championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 and was named the Finals MVP as well. Paul Gasol&nbsp;<br />
has also won two titles with the Los Angeles Lakers alongside Kobe Bryant. Gasol is also a six-time All-Star and two-time Olympic silver medalist, however, for Spain.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Coming to Gregg Popovich, the winningest coach in the NBA history, has five NBA titles with San Antonio Spurs. The ones who'll actually be inducted in the class in an August ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts, will be announced during the NCAA college basketball Final Four celebration in April in Houston.</p>

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Paul Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwyane Wade highlighted the list of finalists for the 2023 class of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday before the start of the festivities of NBA All-Star Weekend.

Paul Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwyane Wade highlighted the list of finalists for the 2023 class of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday before the start of the festivities of NBA All-Star Weekend. Among the class, Wade, who captained the Team Dwyane Wade to All-Star Celebrity Game later on against Team Ryan, won three championships with Miami Heat and was the NBA Finals MVP in 2006. Wade is also 13-time All-Star and won an Olympic medal for USA Basketball in 2008. Among others named in the list are 2007 Finals MVP Tony Parker, Becky Hammon - six-time WNBA All-Star, and Jennifer Azzi - a national champion with Stanford College and 5-year WNBA veteran along with an Olympic gold medalist for USA Basketball in 1996. Also Read: NBA: Seahawks WR DK Metcalf hoops his way to become All-Star Celebrity Game MVP Speaking to the press conference, Jerry Colangelo, chairman for Hall of Fame, said, "I love the class. I think this is a loaded class. ... I think this is unique in that we have a lot of first-time people and it's unusual when somebody makes it on the first ballot. But this is going to be that unique of class. Because there could be four or five first-timers. So, I'm very excited about it." Read More: College Basketball: Richmond Spiders coach Chris Mooney to undergo heart surgery Talking about other in the class, Dirk Nowitzki, with 31,500 point is No. 6 on the NBA's all-time scoring and was named league MVP in 2007. Nowitzki also won a championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 and was named the Finals MVP as well. Paul Gasol has also won two titles with the Los Angeles Lakers alongside Kobe Bryant. Gasol is also a six-time All-Star and two-time Olympic silver medalist, however, for Spain. Coming to Gregg Popovich, the winningest coach in the NBA history, has five NBA titles with San Antonio Spurs. The ones who'll actually be inducted in the class in an August ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts, will be announced during the NCAA college basketball Final Four celebration in April in Houston. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>American actor Gabrielle Union shared a heart touching video of her one-month-old daughter Kaavia James Union Wade`s birth journey.</p>

<p>Gabrielle`s first child with basketballer husband Dwyane Wade came to the world on November 7 and was born via surrogacy.</p>

<p>The couple shared the birth video of their 'miracle baby'&nbsp;in a heartfelt Instagram post.</p>

<p>"Every family is unique. How each family is created and comes together is special. Kaavia James Union Wade`s journey into our arms was long and at times brutal. There were heartbreaks that nearly broke us and streams of tears that turned into raging rivers. And then came Kaavia James. This is our birth journey. Thank you all for the love, support and understanding and all the people who held us up when we lost hope. Watch it with love. Watch it with hope," she explained in the caption that the road to Kaavia`s birth was not easy.</p>

<p>In the video, the couple gave glimpses into the months leading up to Kaavia`s birth and why they went the surrogate route.</p>

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<p>Union, who has been vocal about fertility struggles she faced over the years-including having 'eight or nine'&nbsp;miscarriages said, "It just feels like a lot of shame. Just years of shame and humiliation and betrayal of your body. It`s so many emotions."She explained that although she had the possibility of receiving a baby, the chances of getting pregnant were still slim.</p>

<p>The `Bring It On` actor also worried that she would lack a special "bond" with her baby as she wasn`t carrying Kaavia herself.</p>

<p>Wade, who is already a father to three other kids with Siohvaughn Funches, too, chimed in on the surrogacy process.&nbsp;</p>


American actor Gabrielle Union shared a heart touching video of her one-month-old daughter Kaavia James Union Wade`s birth journey. Gabrielle`s first child with basketballer husband Dwyane Wade came to the world on November 7 and was born via surrogacy.

American actor Gabrielle Union shared a heart touching video of her one-month-old daughter Kaavia James Union Wade`s birth journey. Gabrielle`s first child with basketballer husband Dwyane Wade came to the world on November 7 and was born via surrogacy. The couple shared the birth video of their 'miracle baby' in a heartfelt Instagram post. "Every family is unique. How each family is created and comes together is special. Kaavia James Union Wade`s journey into our arms was long and at times brutal. There were heartbreaks that nearly broke us and streams of tears that turned into raging rivers. And then came Kaavia James. This is our birth journey. Thank you all for the love, support and understanding and all the people who held us up when we lost hope. Watch it with love. Watch it with hope," she explained in the caption that the road to Kaavia`s birth was not easy. In the video, the couple gave glimpses into the months leading up to Kaavia`s birth and why they went the surrogate route. View this post on Instagram Every family is unique. How each family is created and comes together is special. Kaavia James Union Wade’s journey into our arms was long and at times brutal. There were heartbreaks that nearly broke us and streams of tears that turned into raging rivers. And then came Kaavia James. This is our birth journey. Thank you all for the love, support and understanding and all the people who held us up when we lost hope. Watch it with love. Watch it with hope. (Full video on my IGTV) A post shared by Gabrielle Union-Wade (@gabunion) on Dec 10, 2018 at 1:04pm PST × Union, who has been vocal about fertility struggles she faced over the years-including having 'eight or nine' miscarriages said, "It just feels like a lot of shame. Just years of shame and humiliation and betrayal of your body. It`s so many emotions."She explained that although she had the possibility of receiving a baby, the chances of getting pregnant were still slim. The `Bring It On` actor also worried that she would lack a special "bond" with her baby as she wasn`t carrying Kaavia herself. Wade, who is already a father to three other kids with Siohvaughn Funches, too, chimed in on the surrogacy process.

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<p>After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Pune was cancelled on Thursday due to heavy rain, Baramati MP and leader of the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) Supriya Sule criticised him, saying that he had already inaugurated the metro in the city five times.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sule hit out at the PM, saying it would have been the sixth time for him to have inaugurated the project in Pune.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The inauguration of the metro for which PM Modi was scheduled to visit Pune, has already been done five times. It would have been the sixth time if PM Modi came for the same," she said.</p>

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<p>Further attacking the BJP-Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government, Sule said the latter should not have disturbed a busy person like PM Modi.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"This is very shocking that the Maharashtra government was seeking time from a busy person like the PM for the same task..." she added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>PM Modi was scheduled to flag off the metro train line from the District Court to Swargate in Pune and launch development projects.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Request to inaugurate metro 'online'&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>Sule then requested PM Modi to inaugurate the Metro online.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"So I request the PM to inaugurate Pune Metro online...it is the same project he had inaugurated five times in the past...it will help the people of Pune city and the inauguration must not wait for the next visit of the PM," she added.</p>

<p><strong>Watch |&nbsp;Mumbai Struggles Under Torrential Rains, IMD Issues Red Alert</strong></p>

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<p>After heavy rains in the city on Wednesday, the SP College ground, which was the venue of PM Modi's programme, was waterlogged.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The PM's visit to Pune has been cancelled and the programme&nbsp;officially postponed," Pune divisional commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Maharashtra Metro spokesperson Hemant Sonawane said, "The programme has been cancelled due to the orange alert (for heavy rains) issued for Thursday by the IMD. If there are rains, people coming for the programme may face hassles, so for the safety of the people, the programme&nbsp;has been cancelled."</p>

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After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Pune was cancelled on Thursday due to heavy rain, Baramati MP and leader of the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) Supriya Sule criticised him, saying that he had already inaugurated the metro in the city five times. Sule hit out at the PM, saying it would have been the sixth time for him to have inaugurated the project in Pune. "The inauguration of the metro for which PM Modi was scheduled to visit Pune, has already been done five times. It would have been the sixth time if PM Modi came for the same," she said. Also read: Mumbai rains: Red alert issued, flights disrupted, trains halted, schools and colleges closed Further attacking the BJP-Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government, Sule said the latter should not have disturbed a busy person like PM Modi. "This is very shocking that the Maharashtra government was seeking time from a busy person like the PM for the same task..." she added. PM Modi was scheduled to flag off the metro train line from the District Court to Swargate in Pune and launch development projects. Request to inaugurate metro 'online' Sule then requested PM Modi to inaugurate the Metro online. "So I request the PM to inaugurate Pune Metro online...it is the same project he had inaugurated five times in the past...it will help the people of Pune city and the inauguration must not wait for the next visit of the PM," she added. Watch | Mumbai Struggles Under Torrential Rains, IMD Issues Red Alert × After heavy rains in the city on Wednesday, the SP College ground, which was the venue of PM Modi's programme, was waterlogged. "The PM's visit to Pune has been cancelled and the programme officially postponed," Pune divisional commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar said. Maharashtra Metro spokesperson Hemant Sonawane said, "The programme has been cancelled due to the orange alert (for heavy rains) issued for Thursday by the IMD. If there are rains, people coming for the programme may face hassles, so for the safety of the people, the programme has been cancelled." (With inputs from agencies)

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