Among the implied jokes was that New Yorkers, unlike their counterparts in Los Angeles, pride themselves on being unimpressed by fame, to the point of feigning obliviousness.

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Even though Dave Winfield (1, 300 hits as a Yankee), Rickey Henderson (663 hits as a Yankee), Wade Boggs (702 hits as a Yankee) and Paul Waner (1 hit as a Yankee) each played for the Yankees at one point during their Hall of Fame careers and have achieved 3, 000 hits, Jeter is the lone Yankee representative.

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"There's been a lot of experiences from that time until now, " Corbin said before the game about seeing a Hall of Fame coach resign and then All-Star point guard Deron Williams traded two weeks later.

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Before the game, the team took a tour of the campus, making stops at the Hall of Fame, Cadet Chapel, Michie Stadium, and Trophy Point.

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The 40-year-old point guard, surely headed for the Hall of Fame, is 3 of 25 in the postseason and hasn't scored since hitting a 3-pointer against the Celtics in Game 2 on April 23.

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One of McCarron's teammates, center Barrett Jones, joked Tuesday in an appearance on CNN's "Starting Point" that he was jealous of Webb's sudden fame.

CNN: Game? What game? There's a pretty woman in the stands!

Mr. FLASH: I can remember at a point when I would look - when I would think about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame it was like this building that had a mote with sharks around it.

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