Kobe Bryant Divorce: Twitter Reacts to Black Mamba's Impending Single Status

The NBA is in mourning as of Friday with the news that Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa are getting a divorce. According to TMZ, Vanessa filed the divorce papers, citing "irreconcilable differences", though sources (other than Chris Broussard) say she'd grown tired of the Black Mamba's philanderous mambo.  

Yes, after 10-and-a-half years of (less than) wedded bliss, five championships and one sexual assault case, this long-time Purple-and-Gold power couple is finally coming to an end.

That is, unless Kobe can dig down deep enough to put the Hope diamond on what few unbejeweled digits Vanessa has left.

Like clockwork, the Twittersphere erupted with sadness, dismay, confusion, panic and jokes...but mostly just jokes.

So that's what Kobe was doing in Germany...

At least he'll have plenty of time to keep up with the Kardashians...

No reports yet on what'll happen to Kobe's rings, though that hasn't kept folks from speculating on Ye Olde Twitter Machine...

Perhaps Kobe should consider jumping into the Republican presidential primary...

I wonder if Vanessa and Shaunie will get along better than Kobe and Shaq did...or if they'll win as many rings...

I've heard of housewives fooling around with the gardener and the pool man, but The Mailman?

And, let's not forget, Kobe never signed a prenup.

Ouch. I wonder if Vanessa can feed her family on $180 million or if she'll need a helping hand from Latrell Sprewell.

As for the Lakers, they may want to stop playing footsie with Dwight Howard in Orlando, lest Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum file divorce papers of their own with just over a week left before the 2011-12 season.

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