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Bryant's widow, Vanessa, accepted on his behalf with a wrenching speech that kept audiences -- in person and at home -- rapt.

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 o...

Lakers star’s place in hall confirmed on Saturday night Bryant died in crash that killed daughter and seven others Michael Jordan accompanied Vanessa Bryant on to stage for Saturday’s ceremony. Photograph: Kathy Willens/AP Michael Jordan accompanied Vanessa Bryant on to stage for Saturday’s ceremony. Photograph: Kathy Willens/AP AssociatedPress Sun 16 May 2021 08.24 EDT 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 s...

Vanessa Bryant ushers Kobe Bryant into Hall of Fame: 'You're an all-time great' By The Athletic Staff 15 Comments The late Kobe Bryant was finally inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, as the nine-member Class of 2020 was enshrined on an emotional night in Uncasville, Conn. Also in the star-studded class were Patrick Baumann, Tamika Catchings,Tim Duncan,Kevin Garnett,Kim Mulkey, Barbara Stevens, Eddie Sutton and Rudy Tomjanovich, who were selected for induction in April 2020. The enshrinement ceremony was delayed due to the pandemic and moved from Springfiel...

It’s time: Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett to enter Basketball Hall of Fame FILE - In this June 7, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) points to a player behind him after making a basket in the closing seconds against the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of the NBA basketball finals, in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Each was an NBA champion, an MVP, an Olympic gold medalist, annual locks for All-Star and All-Defensive teams. And now, the ultimate honor comes their way: On Saturday night, May 15, 2021, in Uncasville,... Mark J. Terrill FILE - S...