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Hall of Famer and presenter Michael Jordan gives Vanessa Bryant a kiss on the head after her speech.
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![Ne-Yo sings "Incredible" during a moment of reflection on Kobe Bryant and other Hall of Famers who have died this last year.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d57f7a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5282x3521+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F39%2Fb89e2abf4cfc9793c4ac26cae075%2Fbasketball-hall-of-fame-38121.jpg)
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![Vanessa Bryant presents her late husband's Hall of Fame jacket to their daughter Natalia.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fb11a57/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2577x1718+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb0%2Fa8%2F58b48e7e430696341bdc6b8f4fff%2Fbasketball-hall-of-fame-36620.jpg)
Vanessa Bryant presents her late husband’s Hall of Fame jacket to their daughter Natalia during a Hall of Fame tipoff event Friday.
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![Vanessa Bryant speaks to Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1235bb6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5554x3702+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F59%2F00%2Fdc495cef4ec9afc6ab0e37a82796%2Fbasketball-hall-of-fame-28978.jpg)
Vanessa Bryant speaks to Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma before the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.
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![Vanessa Bryant speaks on behalf of her late husband Kobe Bryant alongside presenter Michael Jordan.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/47ba4b4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4948x3299+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F30%2Fa3bfc7ff4e6b9a857956720fcbd1%2Fgettyimages-1318209135.jpg)
Michael Jordan, who served as presenter, listens to Vanessa Bryant as she gives an acceptance speech for her late husband, Kobe.
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Vanessa Bryant speaks on behalf of Class of 2020 inductee and late husband Kobe Bryant during the Hall of Fame induction.
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Class of 2020 inductees, from left, Rudy Tomjanovich, Kim Mulkey, Tim Duncan and Vanessa Bryant (accepting for her late husband, Kobe Bryant) at the conclusion of the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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![Bianka Bryant smiles for the crowd as her mother, Vanessa, holds Kobe Bryant's Hall of Fame trophy.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a5ffb5d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5352x3854+0+0/resize/2000x1440!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2F83%2Fce9557da407fb0c8b3ccdb957bdc%2Fbasketball-hall-of-fame-56672.jpg)
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