Dear Basketball
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Dear Basketball is an Academy Award–winning animated short film based on Kobe Bryant’s poetic farewell to the sport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dear Basketball canonical | 7 |
| poem "Dear Basketball" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1415375 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dear Basketball Context triple: [Kobe Bryant, workAwarded, Dear Basketball]
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A.
The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 coming-of-age drama film, based on Jim Carroll’s memoir, that follows a teenage basketball star’s descent into heroin addiction and crime.
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B.
Mr. Basketball
Mr. Basketball is the nickname of George Mikan, the pioneering dominant center widely regarded as the NBA’s first true superstar.
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C.
They Call Me Coach
"They Call Me Coach" is an autobiographical book by former NHL coach Jacques Demers, detailing his life, coaching career, and personal struggles.
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D.
The Hoops
The Hoops is a common nickname for FC Dallas, a professional Major League Soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
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E.
He Got Game
He Got Game is a 1998 sports drama film written and directed by Spike Lee that explores the complex relationship between a high school basketball star and his incarcerated father amid the pressures of fame, family, and the college recruitment system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Dear Basketball Target entity description: Dear Basketball is an Academy Award–winning animated short film based on Kobe Bryant’s poetic farewell to the sport.
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A.
Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball is a 2000 romantic drama film that follows two childhood friends whose shared passion for basketball intertwines with their evolving love story over the years.
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B.
The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 coming-of-age drama film, based on Jim Carroll’s memoir, that follows a teenage basketball star’s descent into heroin addiction and crime.
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C.
Mr. Basketball
Mr. Basketball is the nickname of George Mikan, the pioneering dominant center widely regarded as the NBA’s first true superstar.
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D.
They Call Me Coach
"They Call Me Coach" is an autobiographical book by former NHL coach Jacques Demers, detailing his life, coaching career, and personal struggles.
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E.
The Hoops
The Hoops is a common nickname for FC Dallas, a professional Major League Soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American short film
ⓘ
animated short film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition |
90th Academy Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
90th Academy Awards ceremony
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| animationTechnique | hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
ⓘ
Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject ⓘ
linked to:
Annie Award
|
| basedOn |
poem "Dear Basketball"
ⓘ
linked to:
Dear Basketball
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| basedOnWorkBy | Kobe Bryant ⓘ |
| composer | John Williams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts | Kobe Bryant's farewell to basketball ⓘ |
| director | Glen Keane ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
online streaming
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| featuresSport | basketball ⓘ |
| firstShownAt | Tribeca Film Festival ⓘ |
| genre |
animation
ⓘ
biographical film ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationStyle | pencil-sketch aesthetic ⓘ |
| hasPoeticForm | narrative poem voice-over ⓘ |
| hasTagline | A love letter to the game ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood dreams
ⓘ
gratitude ⓘ retirement from professional sports ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Williams ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Kobe Bryant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Kobe Bryant's Oscar-winning film
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collaboration between Kobe Bryant, Glen Keane, and John Williams ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ESPN ⓘ |
| oscarCategory | Best Animated Short Film ⓘ |
| portraysLeague | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| portraysOrganization | Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ |
| producer |
Glen Keane
ⓘ
Kobe Bryant ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Glen Keane Productions
ⓘ
Granity Studios ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 5 ⓘ |
| setting | basketball court ⓘ |
| subject |
Kobe Bryant
ⓘ
basketball ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| writer | Kobe Bryant ⓘ |
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