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Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will be inducted posthumously into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Mohegan Sun resort.

The ceremony for the 2020 class of inductees was twice postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic before organizers decided on May 15, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn.

Michael Jordan will be the presenter for Bryant during the ceremony, which begins at 2 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.

The nine-member class includes NBA stars Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, WNBA star Tamika Catchings, coaches Kim Mulkey, Barbara Stevens, Eddie Sutton and Rudy Tomjanovich, as well as executive Patrick Baumann.

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Lakers star Kobe Bryant watches a tribute video at Staples Center before the final game of his career on April 13, 2016.

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Thuc Nhi Nguyen

Thuc Nhi Nguyen covers the Chargers for the Los Angeles Times. She also contributes to The Times’ Olympics and college sports coverage. She previously covered a wide range of sports including professional basketball after joining The Times in 2019 from the Southern California News Group, where she covered UCLA, professional soccer and preps. Because she doesn’t use her University of Washington mathematics degree for work, it makes great decoration in her parents’ Seattle home.

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