It took Kobe Bryant four years to win his first championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, but only one to get his first Academy Award. Yes, you read that right.
On Sunday night at the 90th Academy Awards, Bryant took home his first Oscar for his debut animated short film “Dear Basketball.” Directed by animation powerhouse Glen Keane, “Dear Basketball” is an animated storytelling of Bryant’s now famous Players’ Tribune article announcing his retirement in 2015. Bryant also got the help of Academy Award-winning composer John Williams, who is famous for films like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and E.