Of course, Bryant and Glen Keane turned Kobe’s Dear Basketball retirement poem into an animated short film and won an Oscar for it! The late Lakers superstar always had a passion for writing ...

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among ... He also won an Oscar for best short animated film in 2018 for Dear Basketball, a five-minute film based on a love letter ...

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash ... He also won an Oscar for best short animated film in 2018 for Dear Basketball, a five-minute film based on a love letter to ...

The sporting world and beyond is mourning the death of Kobe Bryant, aged 41. The NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine on board a helicopter that crashed on Sunday.