Years after Kobe retired, he created a short based on his poem, "Dear Basketball", and won an Oscar for his effort. It would be the last time that Kobe would've gotten an award during his life as tragedy struck a day after he congratulated Lebron for passing him on the all time list as Kobe was on his way to an event when the helicopter carrying him and his daughter Gianna crashed in the foggy mountains of Calabasas, California, killing Kobe, the pilot, GIannas and 6 others. The short was originally commisioned for release on the short lived go90 platform from Verizon and was soon posted to Youtube soon after the service was discontinued. It would be soon shown on ESPN during the waning moments of Kobe's memorial service (also shown on NBA TV and other sports channels and the local LA cbs stations) and it's very emotional, including the music by still alive John Wililams, who didn't win an Oscar this year for his music for the last Star Wars movie. The animation is fluid and lifelike and the pacing is well done. It's a short that people of all ages should watch.
Review of Dear Basketball
Dear Basketball
(2017)
Finally watching this short on TV on ESPN during the Kobe memorial made me cry
24 February 2020