Kobe Bryant was posthumously chosen to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame earlier this month
On April 4, Bryant was posthumously named a member of this year’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class. The honor comes just over two months after Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were killed with seven others in aFollowing“It was a moment that was full of mixed emotion,” Pelinka — the Lakers’ vice president of basketball ops and general manager — told“I think all of us are heartbroken that he couldn’t be there to receive that moment in person,” he said.
The duo shared a close friendship for many years, with Pelinka serving as Bryant’s agent during his NBA career. Pelinka was also Gianna’s godfather. “He was one of the players I think that led the charge of really reaching out to all-time greats to try to collect wisdom and advice from them,” the 50-year-old said of Bryant’s work ethic, according to. “I think back to him reaching out to Hakeem Olajuwon to have a footwork workout with him, or the countless conversations with Michael that have been chronicled so well over the past few weeks to Lakers legacy and history with Magic.
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