Social savvy fans are being blessed with his presence thanks to Nike Basketball, which has turned over its account to Bryant since Tuesday.
[More from Mashable: ]
Nike Basketball, which sponsors Bryant and produces his official sneaker, announced the Kobe takeover in a Christmas Day tweet. The account's name is now "Kobe Bryant" although its handle remains @nikebasketball. Kobe has spent the past few days tweeting about a variety of subjects using a series of hashtags that play off the theme #counton-fill-in-the-blank.
He's tweeted about the Lakers progress as a team:
[More from Mashable: ]
14-14 not great but we are getting better. It's all about the journey
Kobe Bryant (@nikebasketball)
He's tweeted behind-the-scenes snippets of training and treatment:
Fully committed !The hardest part is getting over the first 2 min. 18 to go
Kobe Bryant (@nikebasketball)
And he's tweeted a totally normal, typical, everyday holiday family portrait:
Merry Christmas!Enjoy the ones you love
Kobe Bryant (@nikebasketball)
Bryant actually joined Twitter for realsies back in 2011, but thenafter racking up more than 35,000 followers in a just a few hours. He's one of the 's few stars without a Twitter presence.of the league's players are on the social network, according to Twitter.
But Bryant did become muchthis summer, especially while traveling with the United States' Olympic basketball team. He has nearly 15 million fans there, and reportedly writes his status updates and messages himself, with editing and actual posting done by support staff. In Novemberwhether to join Instagram or Twitter next, and on Monday hinted in a status update that he may soon open an Instagram account.
What athletes would you most like to see get more active on social media? Let us know in the comments.
BONUS: 30 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts This NBA SEASON
http://ayeshaurcbk.inube.com/blog/2525157/downloads-when-research-goes-off-the-rails-why-it-happens-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-e-book/
http://classieqltaiof.inube.com/blog/2525158/downloads-il-piccolo-manuale-del-favoliere-italian-edition-e-book/
http://mireillemta.blog.free.fr/index.php?post/2012/12/14/SANTA-FE-COUNTY-POLLING-PLACES.%28Main%29%3A-An-article-from%3A-The-Santa-Fe-New-Mexican-%28Santa-Fe%2C-NM%29-book-downloads
http://ethanamhq.blogbaker.com/2012/12/14/alfredo-arribas-seat-pavilion-wolfsburg-opus-44-series-ebook-downloads
http://twitpic.com/blug2l
http://blog.yahoo.com/_5WDMHRBPODOT4IP6US7JWPUY3E/articles/876435
http://www.stankob.ewebsite.com/articles/download-101-tax-secrets-for-canadians-2007--smart-strategies-that-can-save-you..-book.html
http://blogs.rediff.com/jaydlqd/2012/12/14/virtuelle-mobilitaumlt-ein-phaumlnomen-mit-physischen-konsequenzen-zur-wirkung-der-nutzung-von-chat-online-banking-und-online-reiseangeboten-auf-das-in-der-freizeit-german-edition/
http://qianarneut.webs.com/apps/blog/show/20982023
http://twitpic.com/blug4v
http://gladybqrd.blogbaker.com/2012/12/14/download-putting-people-on-the-map-protecting-confidentiality-with-linked-social-spatial-data-book
http://en.netlog.com/veronicabookman/blog/blogid=15332192
http://obduliaaucu.jigsy.com/entries/general/the-u-s-merchant-marine-at-war-1775-1945-read-online
http://osvaldocoh.jimdo.com/2012/12/14/download-the-german-freikorps-1918-23/
http://rafaelapdel.skyrock.com/3131081888-Problems-with-current-U-S-policy-An-article-from-Foreign-Policy-in.html