Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined the nine honorees announced on Saturday to be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
The Class of 2020 is perhaps the most accomplished to be enshrined in the same year as Bryant, Duncan and Garnett have combined for 11 NBA titles, 48 NBA All-Star appearances, four NBA MVP trophies and countless other accolades.
Joining the trio of NBA greats are four-time NCAA Coach of the Year Eddie Sutton; former Houston Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich; 10-time WNBA All-Star Tamika Catchings; Baylor women’s head coach Kim Mulkey; five-time Division II Coach of the Year Barbara Stevens; and former FIBA executive Patrick Baumann, who, along with Bryant, will be recognized posthumously.
With the announcement on Saturday, the Class of 2020 was congratulated by several current and former NBA players on Twitter.
Mamba!!!! #HOF https://t.co/QqCca920hJ
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 4, 2020
Extremely proud of this great accomplishment. We all wish he was here to enjoy it and celebrate it with his family and everyone that loved him. https://t.co/lR7qr5nB8Y
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) April 4, 2020
— Admiral Schofield 🐺 (@admiralelite15) April 4, 2020
Mamba!!!! #HOF https://t.co/QqCca920hJ
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 4, 2020
😁😁 @Catchin24 Congrats!!! https://t.co/X5fkdkyNd5
— Edmond Sumner (@EdmondSumner) April 4, 2020
Congrts KG!!!! #HOF https://t.co/HmnLjrQE9M
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 4, 2020
KIKKO!!!!!! Congrats. RIH https://t.co/oKCSkrZowa
— nick vanexel (@vanexel31) April 4, 2020
Hall of fame ❤️ Congrats❤️ pic.twitter.com/5tjHRYaXjs
— Shareef O’Neal (@SSJreef) April 4, 2020
Congrts!!!!!! 🐐 https://t.co/rLDrHheUGV
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 4, 2020
The Class of 2020 will be enshrined on Aug. 29 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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