[mk_page_section padding_top=”128″ padding_bottom=”128″ section_id=”welcome” el_class=”difFullHeight difd_add-triangle-top-left-orange” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1567769931969{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]If you want to see a celebrity in Western Mass, September would be the time to do it. Springfield, the birthplace of basketball, celebrates the annual Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement every September. If you can’t buy a ticket to the show, you can always watch for free. You might sneak a peak of Charles Barkley or Larry Bird who are regulars to the event! We aren’t the paparazzi, but if we were, these are the places that the public has reported to see a star or two.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][mk_circle_image src=”https://difhosting1.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5g-ray-allen.jpg” image_diameter=”350″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”1. Court Square -” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%2300b2ba”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1567770148544{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]On Friday, September 6th a procession of Rolls-Royce’s will roll into downtown Springfield for the Basketball Hall of Fame’s Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall. Plan your day accordingly, and don’t miss seeing the stars walk the red carpet! If you stand in Court Square you will have a front-row seat to the show.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider margin_top=”40″ margin_bottom=”40″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][mk_circle_image src=”https://difhosting1.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5g-don-nelson.jpg” image_diameter=”330″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”2. MGM Springfield -” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%2300b2ba”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1567770171103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Hang-out in the lobby of MGM Springfield and enjoy a cocktail at the Lobby Bar. Relax and watch the basketball celebrities check into their rooms. If you don’t feel like sitting, take a walk around the casino, and you will surely see a familiar face.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider margin_top=”40″ margin_bottom=”40″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][mk_circle_image src=”https://difhosting1.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5g-katie-smith.jpg” image_diameter=”320″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”3. Basketball Hall of Fame Restaurants -” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%2300b2ba”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1567770204714{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]On Thursday, September 5th there is an autograph signing with the 2019 Hoop Hall inductees and a ‘Family Dinner’ on Friday. If you need a place to enjoy a Thirsty Thursday or Finally Friday stop by and potentially see a basketball great right up close![/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider margin_top=”40″ margin_bottom=”40″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][mk_circle_image src=”https://difhosting1.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5g-jerry-stackhouse.jpg” image_diameter=”450″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”4. Adolfo’s –” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%2300b2ba”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1567770230286{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Larry Bird has been known to eat at Adolfo’s Italian restaurant on Worthington Street every year during Enshrinement week. 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