Kobe Bryant turned 40 years old today, but the last thing his wife, Vanessa, had wanted was to be another teammate reminding him of how old he is today.

So she took to quite the original gift, a simple commemorative t-shirt that reads ā€œI am 39 + 1ā€ in a very peculiar way.


Vanessa detailed his playing career with just one sentence ā€œFrom Fro-be to No-beā€ ā€” as the Los Angeles Lakers star went from his signature short afro to a buzz look that he sported through the end of his career.

Bryant has already received various salutes from former teammates like Shaquille O'Neal and Lamar Odom, and even a deflating reminder of his loss to the Detroit Pistons 14 years ago in the NBA Finals.

Yet this photo takes the cake when it comes to representing what Kobe really is at 40 ā€” a dad, a husband, and a savvy entrepreneur hoping to take the business world by storm as he did with the league during his 20 years of service.