What's next for the man with five championship rings, one MVP trophy and two Olympic gold medals?
For Kobe Bryant, the answer is an Oscar statuette for Best Animated Short, as he and Glen Keane won an Academy Award on Sunday for their film, "Dear Basketball."
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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 5, 2018
The short is a chronicle of Bryant's basketball life, from his childhood in Italy to his last season with the Lakers in 2015-16.
Bryant narrates the film, which is based on a poem of the same name that he wrote to announce his retirement on Nov.