Cavaliers Georges Niang talks basketball at Hoophall Hangout in Springfield

Current NBA star visited the Basketball Hall of Fame this afternoon as part of Hoop Hall Hangouts. 22 News reporter Heath Kalb is live in studio with why basketball fans packed Center Court. Alana, every summer the Hall of Fame builds up to enshrinement weekend by bringing current or former stars and today I spoke to Cleveland Cavaliers forward and Massachusetts native George Niang about his visit to Springfield. On the Center Court of the Hall of Fame Niang spoke in front of a packed crowd in a 45-minute interview which was followed by an audience Q&A as well as autographs for everyone. The NBA star told about his story growing up in Massachusetts and eventually working his way to the NBA where his dreams came true. 22 News spoke with Lawrence native about what it means to come back to the museum he grew up going to. It's actually a super cool feeling you know I've been coming to the Hall of Fame and being back in Massachusetts surrounded by basketball for a long time now so for me to go away and kind of you know achieve my dreams and then come back to here to where it all started it's kind of surreal but it's it's amazing at the same time. Enshrinement weekend will kick off Friday August 11th at Mohegan Sun with an awards gala and the class of 2023 will be enshrined to the Hall of Fame on the following day Saturday August 12th at Springfield Symphony Hall. Next hoop hole hangouts will be brothers Larry and Pete Nance on July 25th and then Glenn Rice, Akeel Mitchell and Katino Mobley on the 28th. Working for you live in studio. I'm Heath Kalb, 22 News.