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.

The former Lakers player won the award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday for his film, "Dear Basketball." "I mean, as basketball players, we're really supposed to shut ...

Kobe Bryant made history in 2018 when his animated short film Dear Basketball won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, making the Lakers legend the first professional athlete ever to win an ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant is a winner in retirement, too. The former Los Angeles Lakers star won an Oscar in the animated short category for “Dear Basketball,” a poem he wrote after ending his 20 ...

American Basketball legend Kobe Bean Bryant is known for a successful two-decade career in the court but that may have changed after he wrote history in the film industry at the heart of Los Angeles.

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 ...