NBA stars got to take part in Oscars night 2018 after one of the sport's biggest ever stars took home a statue.
Kobe Bryant's win for "Dear Basketball" brought immediate congratulations from the league's bright lights -- and yet another tweak at Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham:
'DEAR BASKETBALL': Watch the Oscar-winning animated short
Salute @kobebryant on that Oscar!! #WeAreMoreThanShutUpDribble #UJustContinueToSitBackAndWatch
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 5, 2018
Congrts @kobebryant https://t.co/q5AmPq1SKH
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) March 5, 2018
Kobe. #oscars
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) March 5, 2018
Kobe got chips, won an Oscar and speak multiple languages fluently 🐐
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) March 5, 2018
Props to #BlackMamba b-ball titles Oscars what’s next
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) March 5, 2018
Bryant also received congratulations from Lakers legends Shaquille O'Neal and Magic Johnson as well as the Lakers organization. Shaq was generous, yet also a tad salty, maybe, in his response:
Congrats to KOBE first Oscar that’s big bro #dearbasketball. Proud of you, Big honor for you and your family. I’m jealous lol
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) March 5, 2018
O'Neal starred in 1996 feature film "Kazaam," which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences somehow snubbed.