The 2016 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement class was as star-studded as it gets. From Allen Iverson to Yao Ming to Sheryl Swoopes to Shaquille O'Neal -- Jerry Reinsdorf, Darell Garretson, Zelmo Beaty, Cumberland Posey, John McLendon, and Tom Izzo -- the speeches and overall celebration of basketball made the ceremony must-see television Friday night.
Here are the top NBA takeaways from a great night:
Yao Ming's Enshrinement
Bill Russell, Dikembe Mutombo, and Bill Walton presented Yao Ming to the stage and greatest Chinese basketball player of all time was nervous. He also joked that he felt it was a mistake to have him speak first and that it should have been Allen Iverson.