Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers share a laugh during a November 2012 NBA game. The two will be among those inducted as the class of 2020 — Bryant posthumously after his death in a helicopter crash — into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
WASHINGTON: Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant loomed large Friday on the eve of his posthumous induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame alongside NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.
The trio are among nine members of the 2020 Hall of Fame class who are being belatedly inducted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The celebration is being held at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, to better allow for social distancing.
But the actual Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, is also…
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