Kobe Bryant’s résumé has yet another entry to validate his greatness.
The late Los Angeles Lakers legend is set for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and he has plenty of elite company in the 2020 class, one that may be as glitzy as any.
Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headline the nine-person group announced Saturday as this year’s class of enshrinees. The ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts, is scheduled for Aug. 29; if the COVID-19 pandemic forces a delay, there is a tentative plan for an October ceremony.
Whenever the 2020 inductees are honored, there will be no doubt about the group’s worthiness.
“An amazing class,” said Duncan, who won five league championships in a 19-year NBA career spent entirely with the San Antonio Spurs.