The ceremony for Kobe Bryant's posthumous arrival in the NBA Hall of Fame in August was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The introduction of the legend Kobe Bryant, who died on January 26 at the age of 41 in a helicopter accident in which even the 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people died, was expected to take place on August 29 in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Massachusetts. "We are canceling the ceremony, of course - said the president of the board of the Hall of Fame, Jerry Colangelo - it will take place in the first quarter of next year".
Bryant's is among the nine names in the 2020 class, along with ex San Antonio player Tim Duncan, five times NBA title holder, and Kevin Garnett, champion in 2008 with Boston.
Basketball: Hall of Fame, sled at the 2021 ceremony for K. Bryant
2020-05-28T15:07:29.888Z
Postponed to a date to be fixed in the first quarter of the new year (ANSA)The ceremony for Kobe Bryant's posthumous arrival in the NBA Hall of Fame in August was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The introduction of the legend Kobe Bryant, who died on January 26 at the age of 41 in a helicopter accident in which even the 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people died, was expected to take place on August 29 in the Naismith Basketball Hall ...