Post-retirement Kobe Bryant has been absolutely loving his time on social media, showing a side to himself that's never really quite been seen before. Earlier in the summer Kobe helped a class get out of a test with a simple retweet, sparking an internet trend, and earlier in the year he flexed his Twitter skills with a #DeflateGate joke.

Tuesday, Bryant entered the social media joke ring once again, this time taking a shot at himself in an Instagram post, poking fun at his retirement body.

If that's what out of shape looks like, sign us up. The post was up for mere minutes until Bryant took it down, but once something goes up on the Internet, it's pretty much there forever. Bryant later returned with a new IG post, seemingly responding to his deleted first post.

 

Mamba mode #blackout

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 You just know that #MambaThick won't be going away anytime soon.