The irony is that he should have just continued to be himself. Before the Colorado groupie ass-fuck episode, he was on top of the world. He can't help but be seen as the black man he is, yet his personality was cross-over. White Dads were buying their little girls Kobe jerseys and letting them have his posters on their bedroom walls. Falling in love with the brothas at a young age.
He was a squeaky clean suburb kid selling Sprite who never partied with his teammates, and now he is trying to brag about downing wine and beer, followed by 20 shots. Who does that?