SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol brought a European flavor to the Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement.
Fans waved a German flag and chanted Nowitzki's name when the former Dallas Mavericks star walked the red carpet into Symphony Hall on Saturday night for the ceremony.
Parker's fans whooped it up when he took the stage to lead off the proceedings. "There are a lot of French people in town. Sorry," the former San Antonio Spurs point guard said.
Spain was well-represented, too, with Gasol shouting out his national team -- "mi familia" -- before joining what may be the greatest international class of inductees in the Springfield shrine's history.