![April 23: Dear Basketball, an animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant, was released, 2017 – Los Angeles Sentinel April 23: Dear Basketball, an animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant, was released, 2017 – Los Angeles Sentinel](https://lasentinel.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/02/kobe-image.jpg)
April 23: Dear Basketball, an animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant, was released, 2017 – Los Angeles Sentinel
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Kobe Bryant's Dear Basketball: a love letter to a sport that is now a poignant epitaph | Movies | The Guardian
![Kobe Bryant, award winner for 'Best Animated Short Film', poses in the press room at the 90th annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California Kobe Bryant, award winner for 'Best Animated Short Film', poses in the press room at the 90th annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/M6NA1X/kobe-bryant-award-winner-for-best-animated-short-film-poses-in-the-M6NA1X.jpg)
Kobe Bryant, award winner for 'Best Animated Short Film', poses in the press room at the 90th annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California
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