Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa gave a heartfelt Speech on behalf of her Late great now Hall-Of Famer husband

They knew this one was going to be tough. Enshrinement ceremonies for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame invariably confront the passage of time and the mortality of its most beloved members. Heck, it’s right there — “Memorial” — in the shrine’s name, right?

But squaring that with Kobe Bryant, the supernova inductee of the stellar Class of 2020? Nope. That’s not how this is supposed to work. Sure, nearly every year, one or more of the incoming members gets honored posthumously as the Hall tries to catch up to the game’s history. This year, two other newcomers got their tickets punched a little late to Springfield, Massachusetts:

longtime college coach Eddie Sutton and FIBA executive Patrick Baumann. Bryant was precocious, though, rarely waiting or showing up late for anything, so

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