{"id":715426,"date":"2026-04-21T21:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/715426\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:39:41","slug":"nowitzki-bird-among-eight-inductees-into-fiba-hall-of-fame-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/715426\/","title":{"rendered":"Nowitzki, Bird among eight inductees into FIBA Hall of Fame | National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dirk Nowitzki and Sue Bird were among eight new inductees into the FIBA Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Berlin on Tuesday, which also featured the draw for the 2026 Women’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Alongside Nowitzki and Bird, Celine Dumerc, Hedo Turkoglu, Clarisse Machanguana, Wang Zhizhi, Ismenia Pauchard and coach Ludwik Mietta-Mikolajewicz were also inducted.<\/p>\n

Nowitzki, the 2007 NBA MVP and 2011 NBA champion with the Dallas Mavericks, thanked “special human being” Holger Geschwindner, his long-time coach and mentor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Harry Potter had Dumbledore, Alexander the Great had Aristotle, and I had Holger.”<\/p>\n

In a career played in the United States and Russia at club level, Bird won five Olympic gold medals and four World Championships with the US women’s team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bird, who retired in 2022 aged 41, told reporters: “When you start playing as a kid, you’re not thinking about fame, that’s not the destination.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“But when you get here and you look back on your career, you can see what a ride it’s been.”<\/p>\n

A rematch between 2022 champions the United States and runners-up China headlined the group-stage draw for the 2026 Women’s World Cup, to be held in Berlin in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Italy and Czech Republic join the USA and China in Group D. In Group A, hosts Germany take on Euros runners-up Spain, Japan and Mali.\u00a0<\/p>\n

European champions Belgium face Asian champions Australia, Puerto Rico and Turkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

France face African champions Nigeria, South Korea and Hungary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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