Premier pivotmen Elvin Hayes and Bob Lanier were among 16 people nominated for election to the Basketball Hall of Fame, but former NBA Commissioner Larry O'Brien asked that his name be withdrawn because he disapproves of the secretive process.
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Hayes and Lanier were nominated for the first time, as were players Nate Archibald and Calvin Murphy and former Marquette coach Al McGuire. Players renominated for possible enshrinement included Earl Monroe, Dave Bing and Walt Bellamy.