On Thanksgiving weekend in 2015, Basketball fans received a letter from Kobe Bryant. The letter, titled “Dear Basketball,” was addressed to the game. He explained how after two decades, neither his ...

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.

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 ...