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Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant added another trophy to his large collection of career accolades Sunday. Except this one has a much different feel than the five Larry O’Brien trophies the future Hall of Famer won over his storied basketball career.
Bryant’s Dear Basketball won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The six-minute film is based on a poem Bryant wrote that was published in The Players Tribune in 2015, when he announced his retirement from the NBA. Glen Keane, who has animation credits for Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast, helped direct the film.
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