Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players of all-time and a Los Angeles Lakers legend, was announced as an inductee into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for this year. While that much was not a surprise after the superstar player won five rings and was named to the All-Star team eighteen times, the Black Mamba will only be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 2021 due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

Every single industry has been affected by the pandemic. Sports leagues have completely halted operations, with the National Basketball Association looking into ways to continue the season in a remote location — possibly at Disney World in Florida. As for the upcoming Hall Of Fame ceremony, which was scheduled for August 29, it has officially been pushed back to 2021 after several reports that a date in October was being considered.

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The late Bryant is set to be joined by Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett as three of the nine people being celebrated in the upcoming ceremony. News of the delay was confirmed by Hall of Fame Board of Governors chairman Jerry Colangelo.

“We’re definitely canceling,” said Colangelo. “It’s going to have to be the first quarter of next year. [The board will] meet in a couple of weeks and look at the options of how and when and where.”

Kobe Bryant passed away at the age of 41 after a helicopter crash. His daughter Gianna Bryant was also killed.

Rest in peace, Kobe and GiGi.

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Kobe Bryant's life was tragically cut short in a helicopter accident alongside his daughter and seven others. Ever since January 26th, the entire basketball community has been mourning the death of one of basketball's greatest legends. Since his death, there have been numerous tributes but now, he is getting the ultimate honor. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Bryant will be officially inducted into the Basketball Hall Of Fame with an announcement coming this weekend.

Bryant will be inducted alongside some of his greatest rivals, which makes this honor that much more bittersweet. Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs and Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics will also be receiving basketball's highest honor.

Chris Bosh, an 11-time All Star and two-time NBA champion, was not listed among the finalists for the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020. During the course of his 13-year NBA career with the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat, Bosh averaged 19.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Basketball Reference lists the probability of him being inducted into the Hall of Fame at 99.51%.

He will certainly get in the hall in the near future, but there's no doubt that Bosh is extremely disappointed that he won't be joining the likes of Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan in the Class of 2020.

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In response to being snubbed from the 2020 Hall of Fame class, Bosh posted a nearly seven-minute long video titled, "How to Deal With Disappointment." Despite the fact that he didn't make the cut this year, Bosh relayed a positive tone that people from all walks of life can draw inspiration from. As explained in the caption of his IG post, things won't always break your way, but you just have to continue to put in the work and keep moving forward.

"I’m not gonna lie and I’ll get right to it, I’m disappointed I won’t be in the HOF this year, especially with this amazing class of players I have looked up to throughout my career. BUT sometimes things don’t work out the way you want, and you HAVE to move on. You can’t sit around feeling sorry for yourself or blaming other people. You have to put in the work and get moving. Work towards your next goal or your next challenge. We’ve all been disappointed in the past, I know I have, especially when my career was cut short. But you can’t stop living your life. So I’m moving forward, will you? Life doesn’t stop‼️ Let’s get it?? Also, just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has shown me love the past few days. I’ve read all the comments, much appreciated."

Check out his full thoughts in the video embedded below.