After a long wait, Kevin Garnett is now a member of the NBA Hall of Fame. On Saturday, Garnett was inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside 2020 classmates Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan, eight months delayed from its original event date.
At the end of Garnett’s speech, the 44-year-old had some kind words for Duncan about how hard they competed against one another during their careers. Garnett also had some heartwarming words to say to Vanessa Bryant about Kobe in the wake of his posthumous Hall of Fame induction.
The moment was a really wonderful touch from Garnett, and you can watch it here.
"It's an honor to go in the Hall with you bro, you and Kob."
—KG to Tim Duncan and Vanessa Bryant as he closed out his Hall of Fame speech 🙏 (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/PwxVB8y2IO
— ESPN (@espn) May 15, 2021
This isn’t the first instance of Garnett shouting out Kobe this Hall of Fame weekend. On Friday, Garnett said that Kobe was like “a little brother” to him to the media ahead of Saturday’s ceremony.
Basketball fans also got a great look at Kobe’s exhibit at the Hall of Fame, designed by Vanessa herself, alongside a moment where his daughter, Natalia, wore his Hall of Fame jacket.
What a weekend full of celebration to Kobe and his life and career, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
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