Kobe Bryant's return, tweet are a mystery  November, 5, 2013
Shelburne By Ramona Shelburne Remember the last scene of "The
Sopranos," in which the cast is sitting in a diner and the
camera just fades to black, leaving viewers of the longtime hit
show to project what they want onto the series finale?  That's
kind of what Kobe Bryant did with his Twitter avatar on Tuesday.
After changing his avatar from a picture of a grizzly bear over
the summer to a cryptic "1225" avatar that might or might not
have referred to ESPN's team and player rankings -- or been his
"pet's birthday" -- Bryant has faded to black. Literally.  His
avatar is now just a black screen, and, on Tuesday, he offered
just two hashtags as clues to his mindset: #blackout #bearhunt.
The mysterious tweet set off a new round of theories about just
what he meant. Was he referring to the Lakers game against the
Memphis Grizzlies on Nov. 15, when the team could debut its
black "Hollywood Nights" jersey? Is that when he's coming back?
Was he referring