Overview

• The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will enshrine Maya Moore, Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles on Sept. 6 in Springfield, Massachusetts, in a class that also includes Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and the 2008 U.S. men’s Olympic team.
• The Class of 2025 is the first to feature three women, reflecting the expanding prominence of women’s basketball on the sport’s biggest stage.
• Moore and Fowles will join former Minnesota Lynx teammates Lindsay Whalen (2022) and Seimone Augustus (2024), marking the first time four players from the same WNBA team are Hall of Famers.
• Presenters are set: Bird by Geno Auriemma and Swin Cash; Fowles by Katie Smith and Lindsey Whalen; Moore by Auriemma, Cash, Whalen and Tamika Catchings.
• Coverage highlights their enduring impact, from the Lynx’s four titles in seven years to Bird’s career assists and games marks, Fowles’ rebound record and defensive awards, and Moore’s criminal-justice advocacy that helped free Jonathan Irons.