LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 27: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers stands for a moment of silence during the National Anthem before the game against the Washington Wizards at STAPLES Center on March 27, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan y Kevin Garnett finalmente ingresarán al Salón de la Fama del Baloncesto en mayo de 2021.

La NBA dijo el sábado que el fin de semana retrasado del Salón de la Fama, que debía haber tenido lugar en Springfield, Massachusetts en agosto, antes de ser retrasado debido a la pandemia de coronavirus, se llevará a cabo del 13 al 15 de mayo.

Bryant, Duncan y Garnett, con un total de 48 selecciones del Juego de Estrellas y 11 campeonatos de la NBA entre ellos, fueron los cabezas de cartel de la clase que se anunció en abril. Todos entraron al Salón en su primer año como finalistas, al igual que la gran Tamika Catchings de la WNBA.

Otros tuvieron que esperar un poco más para recibir la llamada del Hall: el entrenador dos veces campeón de la NBA, Rudy Tomjanovich, ingresó este año, al igual que la entrenadora femenina de Baylor, Kim Mulkey, la ganadora de 1,000 juegos Barbara Stevens de Bentley y el tres veces entrenador de la Final Four, Eddie. Sutton.

Bryant murió en un accidente de helicóptero el 26 de enero, junto con su hija Gianna y otras siete personas. Sutton murió el 23 de mayo.

También participará como parte de esta clase el ex Secretario General de la FIBA, Patrick Baumann, quien fue elegido por el comité internacional. Baumann murió en octubre de 2018.

LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 27: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers stands for a moment of silence during the National Anthem before the game against the Washington Wizards at STAPLES Center on March 27, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will finally enter the Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021.

The NBA said Saturday that the delayed Hall of Fame weekend — it was to have taken place in Springfield, Massachusetts in August, before being pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic — will be held from May 13-15.

Bryant, Duncan and Garnett — with a combined 48 All-Star Game selections and 11 NBA championships between them — were the headliners of the class that was announced back in April. They all got into the Hall in their first year as finalists, as did WNBA great Tamika Catchings.

Others had to wait a bit longer for the Hall’s call: Two-time NBA champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich got in this year, as did longtime Baylor women’s coach Kim Mulkey, 1,000-game winner Barbara Stevens of Bentley and three-time Final Four coach Eddie Sutton.

Bryant died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, along with daughter Gianna and seven others. Sutton died May 23.

Also going in as part of this class is former FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann, who was chosen by the international committee. Baumann died in October 2018.

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