I'd been praying for this but at the same time, c'mon, you know I was killing dudes out there.' That's how I looked at it.īut when I got the call, man, it was funny. And you get that 'No' and I had a little newborn baby with me, so really it was like, 'God, I can't be upset. Actually, the first time I got the call, I'd been trying eight years to have a child. Don't think about it, stay into work.īut a lot of Hall of Famers called and supported me, and a lot of teammates said, 'Wait, you know, we support you, we can't believe this happened,' so it was tough. So every year it would hurt, and the main focus that I focused on was focus on who went in the Hall of Fame that year. I thought the résumé showed that, but no one is entitled to that. Webber: I always thought that I would be blessed enough, lucky enough, to be a Hall of Famer. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.ĮSPN: What was it like to find out you were going to be in the Hall of Fame, and how difficult was the eight-year wait? Although there are indications he and the other members of the Fab Five remain close, Webber said a true reunion won't happen until he and Rose - the former NBA standout, ESPN personality and popular curator of the Fab Five's history - settle their differences privately.īut with his pending Hall of Fame induction after an eight-year wait (he was first eligible in 2013), Webber says he's at peace and ready to set the record straight about his career - the highs and the lows, the Fab Five and life after basketball. He also refused to participate in ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary about the Fab Five. The NCAA also forced Michigan to disassociate itself from Webber, banning him for 10 years until May 2013.ĭuring that chapter of his life, Webber distanced himself from the school and his collegiate career, rarely mentioning either in interviews. He eventually pled guilty to a charge of criminal contempt.Īs a result, the school stripped Webber's stats and achievements from its record books and vacated its Final Four appearances in 19. In 2002, he was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and lying to a grand jury about taking money from former Michigan booster Ed Martin. Then, after nearly a decade playing for the Golden State Warriors, the Washington Bullets/Wizards and the Kings, Webber's past returned to haunt him. He was also named NBA Rookie of the Year that season.
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He decided to turn pro after that devastating loss, and was the No. In the 1993 final against North Carolina, Webber infamously called a timeout that Michigan didn't have, allowing the Tar Heels to win. They were college basketball's rock stars and took the Wolverines to the national championship game in 19. Webber arrived at Michigan in 1991 as the reigning Gatorade National High School Player of the Year, joining Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson and Juwan Howard to create the Fab Five. Despite a decorated career - first as a high school All-American, then as a member of the Fab Five at Michigan, a five-time NBA All-Star with 10 total playoff appearances, including a Western Conference finals march with the Sacramento Kings - and his stature as one of the game's great power forwards, the 2021 Hall of Fame inductee has largely been defined, by others, according to his most difficult moments. IN HIS 30 YEARS in the spotlight, Chris Webber has rarely allowed anyone outside his circle to know exactly who the real Chris Webber is. Men's College Basketball, Michigan Wolverines, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards Hall of Fame inductee Chris Webber is finally ready to talk about the Fab Five, the timeout, and his Michigan ban
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