Class of 2021 inductee, Chris Webber speaks alongside presenters Charles Barkley and Isiah Thomas during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement at MassMutual Center. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
While Chris Webber played his entire high school and collegiate career in the state of Michigan, he only spent one season with the local NBA team, the Detroit Pistons. However, one Piston player had a great effect on him.
At his enshrinement ceremony for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Webber credited Pistons legend Isiah Thomas with reaching out to him, when Webber was growing up in Detroit and starting to get recognized for his basketball ability.