When Chauncey Billups first heard that he was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, he thought the person making the phone call was playing a prank.
After all, the call came on April 1. The Trail Blazers coach also had his share of doubts considering the rocky start his career got off to in Boston.
The news turned out to be real. Billups is one of 13 members selected for the 2024 class. He will be enshrined in Springfield in August.
“Once I knew that it was official and it was real, it felt amazing,” Billups said.