It s been more than a year since Kobe s tragic death in a helicopter crash alongside his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others. The Bryant family made the decision to have Jordan present him for one of basketball s highest honors. Members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 were asked to select previous inductees to accompany and present them to their peers. The choice is solely the decision of the incoming Hall of Famers, or their family members if recognized posthumously, the statement read.
In February 2020, Jordan tearfully paid tribute to Bryant at his memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. He spoke about his relationship with him, noting that Bryant was like a little brother to him and that Kobe would text him at sometimes odd hours in the night about basketball.
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Anthony Davis said Friday it would
have been a dream to play alongside Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles
Lakers.
Davis explained he forged a friendship
with Bryant, who ll be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, while playing together for the
United States national team.
The five-time NBA champion was
impressed with Davis development into one of the league s best players. I know he always talked about [how]
he loved playing with me and against me in the Olympics [at practice]
and seeing how much I ve grown as a player, Davis told reporters. He could only imagine what it would be like now. But [he] never
Report: Detroit Pistons legend Ben Wallace to be inducted into Class of 2021 for Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame
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According to ESPN, Wallace in addition to the entire 2021 class will be announced on Sunday at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame museum in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Wallace, from Virginia Union University was the beast in the middle for the Pistons, winning NBA Defensive Player of the Year four times, tied for the most in NBA history.
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Vanessa Bryant Honors Kobe Ahead of His Hall of Fame Induction: Love You Always 500 Shares
Vanessa Bryant is remembering her late husband ahead of his Hall of Fame induction this weekend. On Thursday, Vanessa shared an Instagram photo of herself leaning on a black-and-white portrait of the LA Laker. Love you always. ❤️ @kobebryant, Vanessa captioned the snap, which was taken by their 18-year-old daughter Natalia.
Kobe s legacy is being honored during Saturday s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Michael Jordan, who was close friends with Kobe, will present the induction and Vanessa will deliver a speech in honor of her husband. In addition to her speech, Vanessa also helped design Kobe s special Hall of Fame exhibit in Massachusetts, which will be unveiled during the ceremony. The exhibit is called Kobe: A Basketball Life, and features replicas of the five championship rings he helped the LA Lakers win, a pair of sneakers h
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Former Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, now at LSU, points to someone in the audience at the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame awards tip-off celebration and awards gala, Friday, May 14, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) May 14, 2021 - 6:38 PM
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) â Mike Breen remembers the way he was taught the game of basketball, and quickly learned that it is best when the five players on the floor work as one.
He took the same approach into his career.
Breen â the longtime voice of the New York Knicks as well as the NBA on ESPN and ABC â was one of the honorees Friday night by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, one of the Curt Gowdy Media Award winners that pay tribute to the game s best storytellers in various mediums.