2020年奈史密斯篮球名人堂入选名单星光熠熠。除科比外，他的老对手邓肯、加内特同样在列。入选仪式当晚的焦点自然是缺席的科比，因为他在去年一月的一场直升机事故中永远离开了。请看本报昨日的报道：

The 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class is one of the most star-studded of all time, led by Kobe Bryant and fellow NBA legends Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan — a trio that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said earlier Saturday is better than any in the history of the institution.

The focus of the night, and the weekend, was understandably on the man who wasn’t there, in the wake of the helicopter crash that killed Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others Jan. 26, 2020.

报道中的in the wake of是“随着，在…之后”的意思，暗示后来发生的事情的原因。例如：

In the wake of the scandal, several committee members resigned.

丑闻发生之后好几个委员会成员辞职了。