At Sunday night's 90th annual Academy Awards, Kobe Bryant won another trophy, this one for the Oscar in the animated short category. Bryant, the retired Los Angeles Lakers star, brought home the ...

LOS ANGELES -- NBA legend Kobe Bryant is now an Oscar winner! The five-time NBA champion won the Academy Award for his animated short "Dear Basketball" along with animator Glen Keane. "As basketball ...

Update 1/28/20: Unfortunately “Dear Basketball” was taken offline from the source where it had been shared. We will update this article when a new source becomes available. In the meantime, you can ...

SOUTH BEND ― In 2017, Kobe Bryant released an animated short film, "Dear Basketball." In it, the Los Angeles Lakers icon recalled his passion for the game of basketball being ignited by rolling up his ...

Lakers legend Kobe Bryant won an Oscar Sunday night for best animated short film for his "Dear Basketball." The short was based on a poem Bryant wrote when he announced his retirement from the game.