Kobe Bryant s induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame was inevitable - but now his old rivals like Chris Bosh, Chris Webber, and Paul Pierce wait to see if they ll follow
Kobe Bryant is set to be posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on in Connecticut, where the ceremony was moved due to the pandemic
He will be inducted by his mentor, Michael Jordan, and be enshrined alongside rivals such as Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, as well as Tamika Catchings
After Saturday s ceremony, which was delayed by COVID-19, the Hall of Fame s Class of 2021 will be announced on Sunday. It will be inducted in September
Kobe, Duncan, Garnett among 9 enshrined in Hall of Fame
Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett take their places among the legends.
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press
May 16, 2021 12:22 AM
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Vanessa Bryant took Michael Jordan’s hand and walked down from the stage, a familiar chant breaking out throughout the arena as she made her way back to her seat.
“Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!” the crowd shouted.
With that, he was officially, finally a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Kobe Bryant is in the Hall now, along with contemporaries Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, headliners of a group of nine who got their delayed and long-awaited enshrinement on Saturday night, more than a year after being announced as the Hall’s Class of 2020.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Jay Wright used to sell tickets to games in the long-defunct United States Football League. Ben Wallace was passed over by every NBA team, some of
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May 16, 2021
UNCASVILLE, Conn. Vanessa Bryant took Michael Jordan’s hand and walked down from the stage, a familiar chant breaking out throughout the arena as she made her way back to her seat.
“Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!” the crowd shouted.
With that, he was officially, finally a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Kobe Bryant is in the Hall now, along with contemporaries Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, headliners of a group of nine who got their delayed and long-awaited enshrinement on Saturday night, more than a year after being announced as the Hall’s Class of 2020.
“Right now, I’m sure he’s laughing in heaven, because I’m about to praise him in public,” Vanessa Bryant said.