Kobe Bryant will be remembered at the 2020 Oscars ceremony
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is planning to acknowledge the death of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant at the 2020 Oscars ceremony on Feb. 9, sources tellAlthough Bryant's basketball accomplishments overshadowed his film efforts, he was an Oscar winner for his five-minute autobiographical short film. The Laker great wrote, executive produced and lent his voice to the project, which won best animated short at the 2018 ceremony.
Other organizations have also reacted to Bryant's death in different ways. The NBA has postponed the first Los Angeles Lakers game following his death. The league did not state when the game would take place following the decision. More L.A. institutions have been paying tribute to Bryant since it was reported the former guard and his daughter died. Southern California radio stations the basketball legend with eight seconds of silence Monday, in reference to one of Bryant's jersey numbers, No. 8. ESPN also re-aired Bryant's final NBA game at 6 p.m. PT on Monday to "honor [his] life and legacy."
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