SiriusXM’s NBA Radio is celebrating the election of Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame by re-airing standout performances by the three superstars in the NBA Finals.
The classic doubleheader tips off at 7 pm Eastern on Wednesday. SiriusXM NBA Radio will tip things off with game one of the 1999 NBA Finals. Duncan lead the San Antonio Spurs to a victory over the New York Knicks with a double double in his first ever NBA Finals game. Duncan had 33 points and 16 rebounds in the game originally played on June 16 of that year.
Next, SiriusXM will re-air game one of the 2008 NBA Finals between Garnett’s Celtics and Bryant’s Lakers, originally played on June 4. The Celtics took game one, but both players scored 24 points in the game. Garnett also added 13 rebounds.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the elections of Bryant, Duncan, and Garnett to its 2020 induction class last week. They will be joined by former Oklahoma State head coach Eddie Sutton, coach of the back-to-back Rockets championship teams Rudy Tomjanovich, and four time Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings amongst others. No date has been announced for the formal ceremony.
