Gasol, Nowitzki, Parker, Popovich among Hoop Hall finalists


              FILE - Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade smiles during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Miami, March 4, 2010. Wade was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
            
              FILE - Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) scores on a dunk as New York Knicks' Amare Stoudemire (1) and Tyson Chandler (6) look on in the first half of an NBA basketball game in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in Miami, April 28, 2012. Wade was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
            
              FILE - Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, smiles during team basketball practice in Dallas, June 7, 2006. Nowitzki was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
            
              FILE - Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki (41), of Germany, dunks against Boston Celtics' Delonte West during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Jan. 9, 2006. Nowitzki was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
            
              FILE - San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker smiles before an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Oct. 21, 2017, in Chicago. Parker was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)
            
              FILE - San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9), of France, drives to the basket as Minnesota Timberwolves guard Markoi Jaric (55) defends during the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Jan. 6, 2006. Parker was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
            
              FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol (16), of Spain, dunks as San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili, left, of Argentina, looks on during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference basketball finals in Los Angeles, May 29, 2008. Gasol was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
            
              FILE - Los Angeles Lakers power forward Pau Gasol smiles while talking to reporters during an NBA basketball news conference in El Segundo, Calif., April 30, 2013. Gasol was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
            
              FILE - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich yells at an official during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Dec. 29, 2022, in San Antonio. Popovich was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)
            
              FILE - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich watches the action during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Nov. 7, 2022, in San Antonio. Popovich was announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, as being among the finalists for enshrinement later this year by the Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be revealed on April 1. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)
Gasol, Nowitzki, Parker, Popovich among Hoop Hall finalists