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The Academy is planning to acknowledge the death of the late NBA icon at the February 9 ceremony.
Los Angeles Lakers's Kobe Bryant hugs daughter Gianna on court during the warm-ups before the NBA All-Star Game in Toronto on February 14, 2016. AP/PTI
The Academy on Sunday paid tributes to Bryant in an Instagram post. "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," the post read.
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