On February 14, during the All-Star weekend, the NBA will announce the finalists to enter the Hall of Fame, before confirming in April the identity of the elected. However, the tragic death of Kobe Bryant seems to have accelerated the procedure. "I have no doubt. Kobe will be honored as he deserves," said Jerry Colangelo, president of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
"It will be the best promotion ever, with Kobe, Tim Duncan and Kevin Durant," Colangelo confirmed in statements The Athletic portal. "We met on Wednesday in Dallas to discuss this issue," said the former Suns coach.
The ceremony will be held on August 29 in Springfield (Massachusetts), the city where James Naismith the first steps of basketball in 1891. The entrance of Tamika Catchings and Swin Cash, stars of the WNBA, is also taken for granted. Likewise, Chauncey Billups, Chris Bosh, Michael Finley, Tim Hardaway, Mark Jackson, Shawn Marion or Chris Webber are also emerging as candidates.
Crawford and change
The Hall of Fame initiative is only the first step in the tributes that the NBA will pay to Bryant's memory in the coming months. And is that just a few hours after knowing the tragic death of the escort, the Dallas Mavericks announced that they will withdraw the number 24.
"None of our players will wear that number again," said Mark Cuban, owner of the Texas franchise. It is very likely that in the coming weeks the league prohibits all teams from playing with the said 24.
Likewise, the NBA could study the change of its well-known badge, where the silhouette of Jerry West has been drawn for decades. The popular initiative was enhanced by a comment from Jamal Crawford on Twitter. "Kobe should be the new logo," the former Knicks escort announced.
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