It was a long wait to get there, but after memorable speeches from the twelve other members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 , it was finally Spurs legend’s Manu Ginobili’s turn with the final speech of the event, and he entered to the loudest round of applause of the night. All host Ahmad Rashad had to do was say was his name, and the “Manu” chants started. You’d think they were in San Antonio.
Classy and funny like always, but also nervous, Ginobili started by poking fun at his presenter, Tim Duncan’s shyness, asking if he wanted to give the speech for him.