Sports ‘Love of the game’: Val Ackerman, new Hall of Famer, key contributor to basketball history September 11, 2021 Scooby Axson Comments Off on ‘Love of the game’: Val Ackerman, new Hall of Famer, key contributor to basketball history Val Ackerman, newly elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, has positively impacted the sport on almost every level.