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Detroit Pistons Legend Ben Wallace Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Defensive and Rebounding Stalwart Becomes First Undrafted Player to Be Enshrined

DETROIT, Mich.– Ben Wallace, the defensive anchor of the Detroit Pistons’ 2004 NBA Championship team, has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2021. The announcement was made earlier today at a private event held in Springfield, MA, site of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Wallace becomes the first undrafted NBA player in the modern era to ever be elected to the hall of fame which will be enshrined at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA, on September 11, 2021.