The 2010 Basketball Hall of Fame class were inducted today and two of them stood out. One was the great Karl Malone who spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz and then one year with the Lakers. In his career, Malone scored the second most points of all time with 36,928 points being only behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points). Despite his numbers, Malone never won an NBA Title even with his one year stint with the Lakers. He was blocked from a title by the Pistons that year and the Bulls twice before. Karl Malone enters the Hall of Fame as one of the best scorers of all time but without a title.
The other noticeable inductee was the greatest wing man a star could ever have: Scottie Pippen. Michael Jordan was there to introduce Scottie as he should. As great as Jordan was, he would've never won all those titles without Scottie by his side (well at least one). Scottie was there for all 6 NBA Titles won by Jordan and the Bulls. Pippen of course was humble calling Jordan the Best Teammate. I am happy for Scottie getting the Hall of Fame nod. Today was truly the second fiddle's day.
P.S. The Dream Team was inducted into the Hall of Fame as well. I didn't know that whole squads could get in. Though most of 1992 Olympic Team had already earned the Hall of Fame spot individually. Hence the Dream Team.
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