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Dear Basketball is a 2017 American animated film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant and directed and animated by Glen Keane, with music by John Williams. [2] It is based on a letter Bryant wrote for The Players' Tribune on November 29, 2015, announcing his retirement from basketball. [3] [4] The film was distributed online through go90. [5]
Granity Studios was launched by Kobe Bryant in 2013 as a company that developed different media, ranging from films, to television shows, to novels. [2]In 2017, Granity Studios produced Dear Basketball, an animated short film based on Kobe Bryant's retirement poem in The Players' Tribune, and was directed and animated by Glen Keane, with music by John Williams. [3]
Kobe Bryant finished an incredible 20-year NBA career with the LA Lakers with a car ride home he'll never forget.
Athletes such as former MLB player David Ortiz and former NBA player Kobe Bryant have used the platform to announce their retirements. [22] [21] Bryant's retirement announcement, titled "Dear Basketball", was turned into an Academy Award-winning short film of the same name in 2017. [23]
A mural depicting deceased NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, painted by Royyaldog, is displayed on a building on February 13, 2020 (Getty Images)
Bryant's widow Vanessa, who started dating Kobe when she was 17, offered an acceptance on his behalf as presenter Michael Jordan stood nearby. "Dear Kobe, thank you for being the best husband and ...
Kobe Bean Bryant (/ ˈ k oʊ b i / KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard , he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Kobe Bryant made clear his intentions to make "these next 20 years ... better than the previous 20," which was a tall order. Kobe Bryant's 'Dear Basketball' nominated for Academy Award Skip to ...