JAKARTA - Michael Jordan will present the 2020 Naismith Hall of Fame award to Kobe Bryant next month.

Bryant, and his daughter Gianna plus seven other passengers were tragically killed when their helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Calabasas, California last year.

Along with Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan, Kim Mulkey will also be sworn in during the ceremony which will take place on May 15.

"Kobe is my best friend; he's like a little brother," Jordan said in February 2020 reported by MARCA, Friday, April 16.

"When Kobe died, a little part of me died ... This child has a desire you will never know. When I got to know him, I wanted to be the best brother I could be."

When he was alive, Kobe had said that he wanted to be inducted into the Hall of Fame by Jordan or Phil Jackson.

Now, Jordan has granted Kobe's request.


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