Kobe Bryant reflects on winning an Oscar for his animated short film "Dear Basketball" and what the achievement meant to him.

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.

"Dear Basketball," a short film by retired Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant and veteran Disney animator Glen Keane, has been nominated for an Academy Award. The film was one of five nominated in ...

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 ...