He has a handful of NBA championships, he's been an MVP, he'll be a basketball hall of famer and now Kobe Bryant can Oscar nominee to his career achievements.
On Tuesday, Bryant's "Dear Basketball" was nominated for "Best Animated Short Film".
Bryant took to social media after the nomination thanking animator Glen Keane and composer John Williams for helping with the project.
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
