The first slide in the post was a photo of the two athletes sitting side-by-side; the second was a close-up shot on James' tattoo, which featured a black mamba snake wrapped around Bryant's NBA ...

The tattoo is a nod to Gianna's nickname, as well as Kobe's nickname, "Black Mamba." The caption of the selfie simply says "Mambacita," along with a red heart emoji and a butterfly emoji.

Tatum and Kimmel also discussed the forward’s serpentine “24” tattoo, which Tatum got in honor of “Black Mamba” Kobe Bryant. Tatum idolized Bryant growing up, and after meeting Bryant as ...