SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Spencer Haywood and Dikembe Mutombo were great players who accomplished as much or more off the court.
On Friday night, they were celebrated for both.
Haywood, a former ABA Denver Rocket, and Mutombo, a former Nugget, were enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, part of a class of 11 players, coaches and referees.
Kentucky coach John Calipari was to be the last member of the class to speak at Symphony Hall.
The rest of the class includes referee Dick Bavetta, former Celtic Jo Jo White and women's star Lisa Leslie.