Right here on the jump drumroll, please.

Producer Tommy.

Hey, Paul Pierce.

Today is when they are announcing the next class of the Hall of Fame.

And guess what?

Guess who's nominated were relatively Oh, nominated baby.

Okay, okay.

2021.

A competitor.

I don't like you, but respect You know what I'm saying?

A broken every social distance protocol were not allowed to do.

You gotta make it through the nomination, e.

At least I'm nominated.

Let's edit that out.

Can we edit that out?

Five.

Television.

But my partner happy for him, I want Oh, this.

I think this is a great honor to be recognized, even nominated.

It's like being nominated for a Grammy or Emmy.

Just to be in the conversation is a great honor.

That's awesome.

All right.

We need you to call kg during the break and tell him it's not just him.

We're gonna be talking about this a little bit more.

Stick with us because coming up, we're going to share the rest of the finalists for the nation with Hall of Fame exclusively here on the jump.

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Welcome back.

We indeed, at Breaking News coming out of the Hoop Hall.

Here are some notable first time nominees for the nays Meth Memorial Hall of Fame class of 2021.

Aside from Mr Paul Pierce, we got four time All Star former coach and ESPN analyst Colin Problem.

Five time champ Michael Cooper, 99 w MBA M v p.

Seven time All Star Yolanda Griffith, three times W MBA M v P.

Seven times All Star Lauren Jackson and 10 time All Star 2008 finals Coaching our very own Paul here.

Well, now you've had a couple of minutes That's let it sink in and reflect.

What does it mean to be a finalist just to be recognized?

If I if I do make it just to be recognized in basketball, lure forever.

You know, when I'm long gone.

In a way, you know, I always said, like, look, the hall, the famous forever having my number hung up in the Boston Garden this forever.

So I mean, it's a true honor.

If it would happen on I'm a blessed that I would have put time in on my craft and all the hard work mornings, nights that I could get to this point.

And, uh, E was like the whole of famous.

So cool, because it does.

It represents your whole life, right?

The sacrifices your mom made all of the hours, the days you woke up in that winter in Kansas for the first time is an L A boy thinking, Where am I get to that point?

You literally have to have almost no life.

I For many years I had fun here and there, but it was strictly business.

And I'm happy that I pay is paying off, continuing to pay off.

So do you feel like this is like M.

J.

Said, kind of like, Yo, this is the end of the chapter, right?

Like when basketball, when you make it into the Hall of Fame, that's it, right?

Like there's nothing else to accomplish that.

That's the end of your book right there.

I mean, the fine.

That's the final stop, and I'm not sure if that was the goal.

Go into it.

But I just think with all the hard work and perseverance, Shin ended up this way.

You know, you set goals you just worked as hard as you can and see where you're at.

And, you know, this is the final chapter.

Now I can If I could nominate, I could start my book.

We've been nominated.

We're gonna work toward through this year's They finished the selection process.

Maybe get one of those 50 orange jackets.

And if that happens, you have to think about your speech.

I know I'm the super nervous.

Right?

Good.

It's gonna be a good ride.

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