Kobe Bryant added another accomplishment to his storied career, but one that came off the court and could not have been foreseen when he was leading the Los Angeles Lakers to NBA titles.
Bryant’s “Dear Basketball” was nominated for best animated short film, along with four others in the genre. “I think it’s awesome,” Lakers head coach Luke Walton said of the nomination.
Walton added he was “not at all” surprised to learn Bryant was making waves in Hollywood after dominating on the hardwood.
“From what I’ve been told, he works as hard on that stuff as he did as a player.