The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as it typically does during NBA All-Star weekend, has released the ballot of nominations for its Class of 2025. Players, coaches, referees and contributors are all considered for the Hall of Fame. Several of the most notable were highlighted on the Basketball Hall of Fame's Twitter page on Friday:

Jennifer Azzi was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2025 class. The Oak Ridge native won a national championship at Stanford.

George Blaha, Clark Kellogg, Michelle Smith and Adrian Wojnarowski named recipients of Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2025 Curt Gowdy Media Award.

The Berks County Basketball Hall of Fame inducted the Class of 2025 Friday night at Santander Arena during halftime of the BCIAA girls basketball championship. Eight inductees were honored in front of a crowd of 1,800 sponsored by the Reading/Berks Basketball Association.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced 17 finalists for the 2025 class on Friday, including Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird and Maya Moore.

Baltimore's Carmelo Anthony, who played 19 years in the National Basketball Association, is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalist.

Two former Lakers players have been named as finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2025.

Former Los Angeles Lakers champion Dwight Howard has made the cut of 17 finalists to be enshrined among the 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class, the Hal

Sue Bird, the former Storm star and now part owner who is one of the most decorated players of all time, was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame named its finalists for the class of 2025 on Friday. As a reminder, the Hall is not limited to figures from the NBA, but rather, encompasses the entire sport of basketball.