Updated On: 28 March, 2022 08:26 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
The award win for the film comes nearly two months after the death of Harris, who scored the first basket in Olympic women`s basketball history and was the first woman officially drafted by an NBA team

Canadian director Ben Proudfoot poses with the award for award for Best Short Subject Documentary for "The Queen of Basketball"/picture courtesy: AFP
`The Queen of Basketball`, based on the life of legendary basketball player Lusia Harris won the Academy Award for Short Subject Documentary at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
The award win for the film comes nearly two months after the death of Harris, who scored the first basket in Olympic women`s basketball history and was the first woman officially drafted by an NBA team.