The notoriously competitive and driven Bryant reveals a side of himself not before seen by the public.
I find this bow tie-clad Pinocchio shot most disturbing...
The juxtaposition of Kobe's skin color to the stark white of his scarves and plunging V-necks also evokes troubling racial undertones...
You can find the entire spread, entitled "Kobe: White Hot," online here.
Hopefully this is just another example of an athlete in above his head and manipulated by a racy photographer. Otherwise, might it foretell Kobe taking his talents even further south than South Beach... perhaps to the notoriously gay-friendly environs of Key West?
