Pacers, Fever owner Herb Simon will enter Hall Of Fame with Tamika Catchings, Larry Bird, Reggie Miller presenting

The Pacers and Fever owner became a Hall Of Famer this year

Oct 12, 2012; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Fever owner Herb Simon gets a look at the WNBA trophy with standout Tamika Catchings, center, and team COO Kelly Krauskopf after an 87-78 win over the Lynx. The Indiana Fever hosted the Minnesota Lynx in game four of the WNBA Finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Mike Fender-USA TODAY NETWORK / The Indianapolis Star-USA TODAY NETWORK

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers and Fever owner Herb Simon will be enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame next month, and the official presenters for Simon's induction on October 13 were announced on Thursday.

According to the announcement, the 2024 HOF class was "asked to select previous inductees to accompany and present them during the ceremony. The choice is solely up to the incoming Hall of Famers or, in the case of posthumous recognition, their family members."

Simon chose three people with ties to the franchises he has owned for decades: Larry Bird, Reggie Miller, and Tamika Catchings.

Bird entered the Hall Of Fame in 1998, and while the Indiana native didn't play for the Pacers, he has a long relationship with the organization. The legendary player was both a coach (1997-2000) and front office executive (2003-2012 and 2013-2017) for the Pacers and still is around the team in a consulting capacity. He was present during pre-draft workouts this year.

Miller became a Hall Of Famer in 2012, and his ties to Simon and the Pacers go back to his playing days. He spent his entire career with the blue and gold from 1987-2005 and is still the franchise's leading scorer. He is one of the most accomplished players in NBA history and recently reflected on that experience while in Indianapolis.

Catchings played for the Fever before becoming the team's general manager, though she stepped down from the role in 2022. She is one of the greatest WNBA players ever and won league MVP in 2011 before claiming the franchise's only WNBA title in 2012. Catchings entered the Hall Of Fame in 2020.

More on the 2024 class induction can be found here. Simon, 89, was named a Finalist for the Hall Of Fame in the contributor category during All-Star weekend in Indianapolis. In early April, he was officially named a Hall Of Famer.

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