‘Dear Kobe, Thank You’: Lakers Legend Bryant Enshrined in Hall of Fame
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was inducted posthumously to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, as the class of 2020 was enshrined after months of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The five-time NBA champion died last year aged 41 in a helicopter crash alongside his daughter and seven others, shocking the world of professional sport and sending his legions of fans into mourning.
Bryant’s widow Vanessa, who started dating Kobe when she was 17, offered an acceptance on his behalf as presenter Michael Jordan stood nearby.
Suns take care of business in rout of shorthanded Spurs
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16 May 2021, 06:40 GMT+10
Devin Booker scored 23 of his 27 points in the first half and the visiting Phoenix Suns took care of business with a lopsided 140-103 win against the short-handed San Antonio Spurs on Saturday afternoon in the penultimate game of the regular season for both teams.
The win allowed the Suns (50-21) to keep pace with idle Utah (51-20) in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference. If Phoenix defeats the Spurs on Sunday afternoon in the second game of their back-to-back and Utah loses at Sacramento, the Suns will win the conference as they own the tiebreaker with the Jazz.
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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