Kobe Bryant has put on some weight and we have jokes

It’s the offseason after Kobe spent almost all of the year injured. This has been passed around the Internet:

Here now, with minimal editing, is the ensuing conversation that SB Nation had upon viewing this photo:

[11:56 AM] Seth Rosenthal: hell yeah kobe

[11:56 AM] Alfie Crow: Kobe looks like a blogger

[11:56 AM] Pete Volk: one of us, one of us

[11:56 AM] Clay GIFhorse: prewrite kobe retires

[11:57 AM] Chris Haines: “fat” kobe

[11:57 AM] David Roth: Kobe holding that David Roth physique

[11:57 AM] Mike Prada: that’s kobe?

[11:57 AM] Jason Kirk: lookin like karl malone

[11:58 AM] Mike Prada: second one doesn’t really look like kobe

[11:58 AM] Jason Kirk: lookin like ropes course kanye

[11:58 AM] Seth Pollack: $23m

[11:58 AM] David Roth: WordPress-abs havin’ ass.

[11:58 AM] Clay GIFhorse: more like kobe beef amirite

[11:59 AM] Ryan Van Bibber: Midwest healthy

[11:59 AM] Jason Kirk: more like grow-be bryant

[11:59 AM] Brian Floyd: really looks like jay z jumping off a boat

[11:59 AM] Ricky O’Donnell: looks like Diaw

[11:59 AM] David Roth: Kobe Bryan-to eat an entire Chipotle burrito in four bites.

[12:00 PM] Jason Kirk: kobe bryant-denny stadium

[12:00 PM] Clay GIFhorse: kobe bean burrito bryant

[12:00 PM] Brian Floyd:

[12:00 PM] David Roth: lol

[12:00 PM] Clay GIFhorse: bean dip bryant

[12:01 PM] Pete Volk: fat kobe starting at DM for :us:

[12:01 PM] Pete Volk: :fatkobe:

[12:01 PM] Clay GIFhorse: kobe moves to eating guard

[12:01 PM] Bill Hanstock: lol

[12:02 PM] Bill Hanstock: jamarcus bryant

[12:02 PM] David Roth: Black Angus Mamba

[12:02 PM] Jason Kirk: of the l.a. steakers

[12:03 PM] David Roth: Kobe Bryant out here trying to get in the dunk contest because he heard it involves dunking shrimp into a big pot of melted butter.

[12:03 PM] Clay GIFhorse: Snack Mamba

[12:04 PM] Seth Rosenthal: SNACK MAMBA

[12:04 PM] Clay GIFhorse: shut it doooown