NEW YORK: Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant was inducted posthumously into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) part of a star-studded group that also included Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, took the podium Saturday to speak movingly about his love for basketball, his family, his teammates and his fans. You are in the Hall of Fame now. Bryant and the others were voted into the Hall of Fame as part of the 2020 class, but the formal induction ceremony was delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. “There will never be anyone like Kobe,” Vanessa said.

Source: Manila Times May 16, 2021 01:41 UTC