Kobe Bryant, considered one of the greatest bastketball players of all time, on Tuesday also became and Oscar nominee.
“Dear Basketball” by the former Los Angeles Lakers star and Disney animator Glen Keane was on Tuesday nominated for an Academy Award in the category of best animated short film.
Congrats to our Animated Short nominees! #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/cgwyaTEUzJ
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 23, 2018
The film is based on a retirement poem penned by Bryant. The 39-year-old is also the narrator of the short.
Bryant has been named the NBA All-Star 18 times and has won five championships. He was also the MVP in two Finals. He is NBA’s third-highest scorer of all-time.
The winners of the Academy Awards will be announced March 5.
What?? This is beyond the realm of imagination. It means so much that the @TheAcademy deemed #DearBasketball worthy of contention. Thanks to the genius of @GlenKeanePrd & John Williams for taking my poem to this level. It's an honor to be on this team. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/M2joyk9D1V
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 23, 2018