Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, Bill Sharman passed away today at the age of 87. Last week, he suffered a stroke, and died at his home in California. Sharman played the bulk of his career with the Boston Celtics, where the Shooting Guard would help the team win four NBA Championships.

Sharman was an eight time All-Star and was named the First Team NBA All-Star team four consecutive seasons. He would also become a successful NBA Coach and would be lead the Lakers to an NBA Championship.

He is in the Basketball Hall of Fame twice. The first time was as a player in 1976. Sharman was inducted a second time as a Coach in 2004. We here at Notinhalloffame.com offer our condolences to the family and friends of Bill Sharman at this time.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced that on March 8, 2014, that the number 11 of former Center, Zydrunas Ilgauskas will be retired.

“Z” played twelve seasons with Cleveland and is the franchise leader in blocks. Twice he was named to the All-Star team (2003 & 2005) and was a consistent leader in the NBA in Offensive Rebounds, leading the league in that category in 2005. Although he was never considered the best at his position, he was in that elite category.

During his time in a Cavaliers uniform, Ilgauskas became one of the most popular players. He becomes the seventh player on Cavs history to have his jersey retired joining Austin Carr, Nate Thurmond, Bobby “Bingo” Smith, Larry Nance, Brad Daugherty and Mark Price

The man they called “snowshoes” for his plodding skating style may have been harmlessly mocked, but across the National Hockey League, Allan Stanley was celebrated as a winner and an excellent defensive specialist.

Stanley passed away at the age of 87 and on four occasions in the 1960’s was a big part of four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He entered the league in 1948 and though he had played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins prior to becoming a Leaf, it was in Toronto while in his 30’s that he became a star.

He was not only paired with another defensive gem in Tim Horton, but he blossomed and was named three times to NHL Second All Star Team. He was inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981. He will be missed amongst the Leaf Nation.

We were starting to think that we were the only ones who thought that Don Cherry should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Legendary Defenceman (and depending on who you ask, the greatest Hockey player of all time) Bobby Orr has stated that he believes that the star of Coach’s Corner on CBC should be inducted as revealed in his autobiography.

An entire chapter was dedicated to his former coach in Boston and Orr has stated in a recent interview that “his importance is as great as any player past, present or future.” He goes on to ask if “anyone is bigger in the game.”

That may be a little lofty, but we have stated that Canada (which is the hotbed of Hockey after all) shuts down when he has is two minutes of time on Hockey Night in Canada every Saturday Night. Think about that kind of power for a second? Can the Prime Minister do that?

In regards to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Orr is very blunt believing that "Given his long-standing and continuing contributions to the game, both home and abroad, he is more than worthy of nomination into the Hockey Hall of Fame," Orr writes. "And I can tell you, I will most definitely be in the audience that evening when this oversight is corrected."

So will us, if we can.