Kobe Bryant to Be Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame After His Tragic Death, Says Chairman

Kobe Bryant is set to posthumously become a Hall of Famer.

Although the final list of players who will be inducted into the 2020 class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has yet to be revealed, the late NBA legend — who was announced as a nominee in December 2019 — will be among the players honored, according to chairman Jerry Colangelo.

“When people talk about the greats of all time, it’s pretty difficult to say who was No. 1, and who’s 2, and who’s 3, but there are four to five names that always get mentioned, we know that. Kobe’s right there with everybody,” Colangelo said on NBA TV on Sunday, after Bryant died in a helicopter crash alongside 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others