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Pau Gasol used to be in attendance to explore used Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant get inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Popularity on Saturday.
He offered his congratulations, asserting, “All of us wished you and Gigi were here brother, celebrating your unparalleled profession and receiving such an unparalleled honor. All of us fancy you and miss you more than words can yell. #HallOfFame #YouDidit #YourTribe #Family #ClassOf2020”
Gasol and Bryant conducted together in Los Angeles from 2007-08 by means of 2013-14 and won abet-to-abet championships together. In addition they reached one other NBA Finals as Bryant carved out one other chapter of his eminent legacy.
Bryant and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash in January 2020.
Saturday’s ceremony used to be an emotional one, as his wife Vanessa Bryant gave a highly efficient speech alongside Michael Jordan.
“Congratulations, little one. Your complete exhausting work and dedication paid off,” she said. “You did it. You are in the Hall of Popularity now.”
