Photos: Kobe Bryant Takes on A Lion!

The last time Kobe Bryant was featured in a Turkish Airlines commercial, he was facing off against soccer great, Lionel Messi. This time it’s someone, or should we shall we say something, a little more ferocious.

Photographers caught the NBA star on a Los Angeles set filming another commercial for the airline, and it looks like his co-star will be a huge and scary looking lion. But, the Black Mamba didn’t seem too frightened. Bryant was snapped getting extremely close to the animal’s cage and even reached out to pet it.

Hmmm … maybe he should do like Snoop and change his name to Kobe Lion.