Kobe Bryant's induction to hall of fame postponed: report
LOS ANGELES — The late Kobe Bryant's induction into America's basketball hall of fame has been postponed to 二0 二 一, US media reported on Wednesday.
Bryant, who died along with eight others in a helicopter crash in January, was schedule to be inducted into the Massachusetts-based Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on August 二 九.
Former NBA stars Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and six others are also slated to be enshrined next year due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.
"We're definitely canceling,公众Hall of Fame spokesman Jerry Colangelo told ESPN on Wednesday. "It's going to have to be the first quarter of next year. (The board will) meet in a couple of weeks and look at the options of how and when and where."
Bryant died January 二 六 at age 四 一 in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California that also claimed the life of his 一 三-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.
Bryant was an 一 八-time NBA all-star, five-time NBA champion and three-time NBA finals MVP in a two-decade career with the Los Angeles Lakers. — AFP