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.

Kobe Bryant dedicated his life to the game of basketball. He played 20 years, winning five NBA championships in the process. As Kobe’s career was winding down, he knew what his next career would be: ...

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 ...

After Kobe Bryant’s death Sunday, finding his animated short “Dear Basketball” to watch online was a difficult task — until now. Granity Studios, the NBA star’s multimedia production company, made the ...

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 ...

Years before retiring from the game, Kobe Bryant already had an idea of what he wanted to do once his basketball career ended ...

(CNN) — Retirement is a daunting prospect for every professional athlete. It’s even more panic-inducing if you’ve devoted 20-plus years of your life to little else but perfecting your craft, ...

Editor’s Note: A new series “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” traces the story of Kobe Bryant from his childhood in Italy to his athletic superstardom and provides an intimate look at his post-NBA ...