When Lakers champion Kobe Bryant announced his retirement in the farewell letter “Dear Basketball,” he didn’t imagine it would evolve into an Oscar contender for animated short. “That is beyond the ...

Kobe Bryant’s animated short film, Dear Basketball, premiered Sunday at the Tribeca Film Festival. Based on his poem in which he announced his retirement from the NBA, the animated short was made in ...

Hot off his Oscar nomination with Kobe Bryant for the animated short film “Dear Basketball,” famed animator Glen Keane has been hired by Netflix and Pearl Studio to direct the feature-length film ...

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 ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant-- yeah, "former" still sounds weird -- is making his poem into an animated short film. "Dear Basketball," which doubled as a love letter to the sport and ...

Lakers legend Kobe Bryant may be retired, but he hasn't forgotten about basketball. Now, in addition to his NBA accolades, he's an Oscar-nominated athlete as well. Bryant's short, "Dear Basketball," - ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — After Kobe Bryant's tragic death in a helicopter crash Sunday, people across the nation are remembering him not only as a basketball player, but a father and man. In addition to ...

Even after he retired, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is still winning awards. The 18-time All-Star showed his excellence extends beyond the basketball court with his Oscar win Sunday for Best ...