(Reuters) – Michael Jordan will be Kobe Bryant’s presenter when the Los Angeles Lakers giant is set up after a death at the Basketball Hall of Fame next month.
Bryant, a five-time NBA champion with the Lakers, died last year at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash alongside his daughter and seven others, shocking the sports world and sending fans to mourn.
It will be set up in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class in 2020 alongside the likes of Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett on May 15.
Class of 2020 members were asked to select past instructors to present to their peers during the ceremony. Lakers guard Bryant, who idolized Jordan growing up, will be introduced by the six-time champion, who made an emotional speech at his memorial.
Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls dynasty in the 1990s and currently owns the Charlotte Hornets, will also introduce Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey for her incorporation.
Former Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich and 10-time WNBA All-Star Tamika Holdings are among other highly-anticipated Class of 2020 members. Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star, retired from the league in 2016 after one of the most decorated careers in basketball history, and is the NBA’s fourth all-time leading scorer.