The Oscars Will Have Special Segment Honoring Kobe Bryant

The Oscars will honor Kobe Bryant during the February 9 event.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will “acknowledge” the death of the five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. (RELATED: NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash)

Kobe won an Academy Award for “Dear Basketball” in 2018.

 

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They doubted a kid could make it in the NBA and he proved them wrong. They doubted he could win a championship and he proved them wrong. They doubted he could make movies and he won an Oscar. Like all great artists, Kobe Bryant proved the doubters wrong. Rest in peace.

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This is just the latest example of how Kobe’s death has sent shockwaves through different parts of the world.

He was a basketball player, and that’s how everybody knows him. Yet, he did win an Oscar and he’ll get his own segment when the show airs next Sunday.

 

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If this doesn’t convince you of Kobe’s star power, then I don’t know what will. He clearly transcended sports.

It’s also a classy move by the Academy to honor Kobe, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash in California. His path might have only just barely crossed over with the world of movies, but he was even successful in that part of his life.

 

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All the man knew how to do was win. Tune in February 9 on ABC to watch the ceremony and the segment honoring Kobe Bryant.