The 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be one of the institution’s most star-studded, and undoubtedly the most somber.
Kobe Bryant, who died Sunday in a California helicopter crash, was announced last month as one of the nominees for the Hall’s 2020 class. The finalists will be announced on Feb. 14, during All-Star Weekend and the final class will be announced in April at the Final Four.
Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo confirmed Sunday that Bryant will surely be a first-ballot selection.
“Ironically, I have a meeting in Dallas on Wednesday with the committee to go through the candidates,” Colangelo said on NBA TV.