Inspirational! Ben Wallace became the first to be inducted into the Hall of Fame

Ben Wallace is the tough guy representative of the NBA. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

On September 12, 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame, Ben Wallace became the first loser in NBA history to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and he won a total of 4 defensive players of the year. During his NBA career, Big Ben's tough-guy style and iron-blooded defense have conquered countless fans — he has more blocks (2137) than his foul counts (2078), career steals (1369) more than his turnovers (1061).

Ben Wallace was born on September 11, 1974 in Alabama. In the 1996 NBA Draft, Ben Wallace regrettably lost the draft, but undeterred, he then signed with the Washington Wizards (Bullets), which began a 16-season career. In 2004, as one of the "Piston Five Tigers", "Big Ben" helped the team win the championship that year. At today's ceremony, the Pistons Five reunited, and Hamilton, Prince, Billups, Rashid Wallace attended to witness the induction of old friend Da ben into the Hall of Fame.

"Detroit basketball never gets old, and if you try basketball, you never get old." Ben Wallace thanked basketball in his speech and said that if anyone questions you, then you must fight. "My mom used to tell me to stand up straight, straighten my chest and raise my head, and now I'm going to do it again." Big Ben said.

Ben Wallace's career honors:

2004 NBA Championship

4 All-Stars

4-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year

5 best defensive first team

2001-2002 NBA Block King

Two-time NBA rebounding champion

Edited by Wang Chunqiu Proofreader Zhao Lin