A trailblazing women’s class enters the Hall: 1996 US Olympic team, Parker, Delle Donne, Holdsclaw
- The 1996 Olympic women's basketball team will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Dawn Staley, a member of the team, highlighted its impact on the establishment of the WNBA.
- Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, and Chamique Holdsclaw will also be inducted alongside the team.
- Parker and Delle Donne acknowledged the 1996 team's influence on women's sports.
- This marks the second consecutive year that a distinguished class of women is inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The 1996 Olympic women's basketball team, which paved the way for the WNBA, will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. This team, led by Dawn Staley, started the United States' 30-year Olympic dominance in women's basketball.
Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, and Chamique Holdsclaw will be inducted alongside the team, recognizing their contributions to the sport. Parker noted that the 1996 team inspired an entire generation of women athletes.
This year marks the second consecutive year that a notable class of women will be honored in the Hall of Fame, following the induction of Sue Bird, Maya Moore, and Sylvia Fowles last year.
开创性的女性班级入选名人堂：1996年美国奥运队，帕克，德尔唐，霍尔斯克劳
1996年奥运女子篮球队将入选奈史密斯篮球名人堂，该队为WNBA的建立铺平了道路。由道恩·斯塔利领导的这支队伍开启了美国在女子篮球领域30年的奥运统治。
帕克、德尔唐和霍尔斯克劳将与该队一同入选，以表彰她们对这项运动的贡献。帕克指出，1996年队伍激励了一整代女性运动员。
今年是连续第二年杰出的女性班级在名人堂中受到表彰，去年则是苏·伯德、玛雅·穆尔和西尔维亚·福尔斯的入选。