The Big 3: Hall of Fame night awaits Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant
FILE - Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant speaks with members of the media ahead of a basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia, in this Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, file photo. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Each was an NBA champion, an MVP, an Olympic gold medalist, annual locks for All-Star and All-Defensive teams. And now, the ultimate honor comes their way: On Saturday night, May 15, 2021, in Uncasville, Connecticut, they all officially become members. Matt Rourke
FILE - San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan speaks to the media during a news conference for NBA All-Star weekend in Las Vegas, in this Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, file photo. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Each was an NBA champion, an MVP, an Olympic gold medalist, annual locks for All-Star and All-Defensive teams. And now, the ultimate honor comes their way: On Saturday night, May 15, 2021, in Uncasville, Connecticut
He was really into coaching [daughter] Gigi, Jordan told ESPN, so I hit him up about that. Happy holidays, Jordan texted back, and hope to catch up soon. Coach Kobe??! I added that little crying/laughing emoji, Jordan explained to ESPN. Ah, back at you, man, Kobe wrote. Hey, coach, I m sitting on the bench right now, and we re blowing this team out. 45-8. I just love that text because it shows Kobe s competitive nature,” Jordan explained to ESPN.
In January 2020, Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter,
Gianna, were going to a basketball tournament at Mamba Academy in Southern California when they and seven other passengers, were killed in a helicopter crash in the hills near Los Angeles.
It’s time: Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett to enter Basketball Hall of Fame
FILE - In this June 7, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) points to a player behind him after making a basket in the closing seconds against the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of the NBA basketball finals, in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Each was an NBA champion, an MVP, an Olympic gold medalist, annual locks for All-Star and All-Defensive teams. And now, the ultimate honor comes their way: On Saturday night, May 15, 2021, in Uncasville,. Mark J. Terrill
FILE - San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan speaks to the media during a news conference for NBA All-Star weekend in Las Vegas, in this Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, file photo. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Each was an NBA champion, an MVP, an Olympic gold medalist, annual locks for All-Star and All-Defensive teams. And now, the ultimate honor comes their way: On Saturday night, May 15, 2021, in Uncasvi
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Vanessa Bryant got a private tour to see some of the newly remodeled Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, viewing the exhibit that will honor the life and legacy of her late husband before the rest of the world gets their first look.
By the Hall’s description, it’s an exhibit like none other.
Fitting, for a special Hall of Fame enshrinement class.
Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett officially become members of the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night, the headline event of a three-day celebration of the game. They were rivals for the better part of two decades, three of the faces of the league throughout a critical period of growth for the league, and there is some symmetry in how they’ll enter the Hall together.
It’s time: Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett to enter Basketball Hall of Fame
FILE - In this June 7, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) points to a player behind him after making a basket in the closing seconds against the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of the NBA basketball finals, in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Each was an NBA champion, an MVP, an Olympic gold medalist, annual locks for All-Star and All-Defensive teams. And now, the ultimate honor comes their way: On Saturday night, May 15, 2021, in Uncasville,. Mark J. Terrill
FILE - San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan speaks to the media during a news conference for NBA All-Star weekend in Las Vegas, in this Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, file photo. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Each was an NBA champion, an MVP, an Olympic gold medalist, annual locks for All-Star and All-Defensive teams. And now, the ultimate honor comes their way: On Saturday night, May 15, 2021, in Uncasvil