The very best of Kobe Bryant on Twitter

There’s no better way to encapsulate what this means than to quote the great Mamba himself from his very first tweet: “The antisocial has become social #mambatweets”. Twitter has become a jamboree of hashtags. The entire purpose of the 140 characters restriction was to keep it short and simple to begin with and say what you mean. But there are few out there whose every single tweet makes for a compelling engagement. As a sign of how popular Kobe Bryant is on Twitter, take a gander at this: 1,144,083 followers, 168 tweets.

Take a bow Kobe. Nike must be the one most pleased with this decision by Kobe. Here are the highlights of Kobe Bryant on Twitter:

“@Peter_Pitman: @kobebryant can we talk about your FG% tonight? of course! We adjusted in 4th. Freed me up a lil more. Heat did a good job”

I’ve a quaint theory that the recent change in Kobe’s game may have a little to do with him interacting more with his fans and looking at the love he gets from them. Take a look:

First, the celebration of the 81 point game.

Kobe also sparked a rage of having people tweet pictures of his legs. While that may sound hot, its more of a cold thing. You’ll see what I mean in a minute. First here’s a picture of Mamba sticking pins in his legs, because, well, acupuncture!

Acupuncture therapy. Whatever it takes #mambatweets

We picture the Mamba as dripping venom and sipping on the tears of his enemies. Here’s a sensitive side of Kobe:

Here, Kobe answers some questions about his future plans and his game:

This is how Kobe gets to work. He doesn’t slither through the grass like a Mamba. Nor does he get stuck in traffic. The Mamba flies on his helicopter to save time. The importance of time cannot be exaggerated.

Here’s a picture showing a funny side to Kobe. In wake of him and Dwight Howard not getting along, Kobe tweeted this picture of a mock fight between the two with Mike D’Antoni trying to separate them:

The Mamba vs D12! It’s on.

This right here is a picture submitted by a fan who tried doing what Kobe does to his legs. Freeze them:

Legs r sore Anyone out there,celebrity or not, care to try this sh*t? Tweet me a pic Misery loves company #assfrozen

Kobe inspired ice cold legs picture. Its the new planking, as someone commented on Twitter:

Here, Kobe admits to the shortcomings in his play and style:

As Kobe tweeted, this right here is “The reasons training, diet and ice baths are endured.”

Here, he gets self critical:

Addressing the playoff aspirations of the Lakers:

Those are enough reasons to follow the man on Twitter.