LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton isn’t ready to believe that Kobe Bryant’s Oscar means more to the Lakers legend than his five NBA titles.
“He said that? With a straight face?” Walton said Monday when quizzed by reporters about Bryant’s comments. “I didn’t see it but I would imagine there was some sarcasm in there. But hey, I don’t know. That’s his call.”
Bryant, 39, won the Academy Award for best animated short Sunday for “Dear Basketball,” a collaboration with artist Glen Keane and legendary composer John Williams.
“It feels better than winning a championship, to be honest,’’ Bryant told reporters backstage after collecting his statuette.
“As a kid, I grew up dreaming of winning a championship, but to have something like this coming out of left field… people asked, ‘What do you want to do when you retire?’ and I said, ‘writer.’
