Vanessa Bryant Posted a Very Strange Photo of Kobe Bryant's Swollen Ankle on Instagram

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We've seen plenty of people abuse the Instagram filters in the past. But, Vanessa Bryant took things to a whole new level when she sent out this photo of KobeBryant's ankle a little while ago. What in the world is going on in this picture?!

Oh, and just in case this photo doesn't have you worried enough about Kobe's ankle, he also tweeted out the treatment he's undergoing for his severe ankle sprain:

Compression. Ice. Django. Zero Dark Thirty. This is Forty and 1 hour of sleep. #countonwill #countonhaters. On to the next.

This Is 40 and one hour of sleep? Sounds like he should be ready to play by…May?

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[via Deadspin]

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