JUST IN: Kobe Bryant posthumously elected to Basketball Hall of Fame.
“In 2020, the basketball community has suffered the unimaginable loss of iconic figures Commissioner David Stern and Kobe Bryant, as well as the game itself due to COVID-19," Doleva said."We have also banded together like never before in appreciation of the game and those who have made it the uniting force it is today."
Bryant, Duncan and Garnett combined for 48 NBA All-Star game appearances, the most of any trio who retired in the same season. They are inducted alongside basketball coaches Eddie Sutton, Rudy Tomjanovich, Kim Mulkey, and Barbara Stevens as well as WNBA All-Star Tamika Catchings and French basketball executive Patrick Baumann.
"He was one of the greatest competitors who stepped on the court and made sure his impact was felt on both sides of the ball," the Hall of Fame said of Bryant. The all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Lakers during his 20-year professional career, Bryant became one of the biggest basketball stars in modern history. The nation came to reflect on Bryant's career after he died in a helicopter crash with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant on Jan. 26.
"All of us can trust that this Basketball Hall of Fame honor is one Kobe would, and will, deeply appreciate," Lakers Vice President and General Manager Rob Pelinka said."The highest of congratulations to you, dear friend. This one is so well deserved — for all the hard work, sweat and toil. Now, a part of you will live in the Hall with the rest of the all-time greats, where your legend and spirit will continue to grow forever.
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