Kobe Bryant won't be enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this year ... the induction ceremony is being pushed to 2021 because of the novel coronavirus.
The enshrinement ceremonies for the star-studded Hall of Fame class of 2020, which includes Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett alongside the late KB, are being delayed to next spring ... according to HOF honcho Jerry Colangelo.
Jerry told ESPN the enshrinement ceremonies -- originally scheduled for Aug. 28 to 30 with proposed alternate dates of Oct.