{"id":13866,"date":"2020-04-04T14:42:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T18:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13866"},"modified":"2020-04-05T10:43:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T14:43:07","slug":"kobe-bryant-posthumously-admitted-to-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13866","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant Posthumously Admitted to Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bryant.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bryant.png 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bryant-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Kobe Bryant will be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>The five-time NBA champion died in a helicopter crash in January alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianni and seven others.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant retired from the NBA in 2016 after a career that saw him win NBA MVP in 2008, named Finals MVP twice and earn 18 All-Star selections.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on the hall of fame\u2019s Twitter account read: \u201cHe was one of the greatest competitors who stepped on the court and made sure his impact was felt on both sides of the ball. He is ranked 4th on the NBA\u2019s career points list (33,643). We congratulate posthumously 5x NBA Champion Kobe Bryant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tim Duncan, a five-time NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs, and Kevin Garnett, who helped the Boston Celtics win the championship in 2008, were also among the class of 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-13866\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13866&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-13866\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13866&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-13866\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13866&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13866\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kobe Bryant will be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The five-time NBA champion died in a helicopter crash in January alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianni and seven others. 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