Bryant and animator Glen Keane picked up Best Animated Short at Sunday’s Academy Awards for “Dear Basketball,” the short film based on the poem Bryant wrote to announce his retirement.
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Congratulations began pouring in as soon as the win was announced.
Bryant also used his acceptance speech to take a verbal swipe at Fox News host Laura Ingraham .
“As basketball players we’re really supposed to shut up and dribble, but I’m glad we do a little bit more than that,” said Bryant.
“Dear Basketball” is just under four minutes long, including an additional minute of credits. You can watch the short film in its entirety below:
Bryant played 20 seasons with the Lakers and won five NBA titles (and one MVP award) before retiring in 2016.
