Watch Kobe Bryant’s ‘Dear Basketball’ Short Film

Directed by acclaimed Disney animator, Glen Keane, and scored by Oscar Award-winning composer, John Williams, this animated short is nothing short of spectacular. With his legend-making, 20-year NBA career complete, Kobe Bryant launches his next chapter with an animated short that embodies his incomparable retirement announcement poem. The hand-drawn animated film speaks directly to the game of basketball, and conveys Kobe’s gratitude, love, and passion for the sport before leaving it behind.