Watch Kobe Bryant test drive a $490,000 car at Ferrari headquarters

By Andrew Lynch
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Maybe retiring from the NBA has caused a premature mid-life crisis for Kobe Bryant. Or maybe he's just enjoying himself now that he has some free time.

Whatever the case, Kobe's tackling his post-career boredom by taking a spin around the track in Maranello, Italy, home of Ferrari headquarters. Check out Kobe as he speeds away in a bright yellow Ferrari, with no regard for human life:

According to Nike.com, that's a Ferrari F12tdf, which comes with a price tag of about $490,000.

Bryant took a spin as a passenger before he took the wheel on his own. (Courtesy: Nike.com)

Still, they couldn't have found a car with a big No. 24 on it for Kobe? That would have been perfect.

(Courtesy: Nike.com)

The former Los Angeles Lakers star (that's still weird to type, by the way) is no stranger to high-priced automobiles. In 2012, he reportedly purchased a Ferrari 458 Italia for the tidy sum of $329,000 -- which Kobe paid on the spot, via check. He also owns a Lamborghini and Bentley, among other vehicles.

And of course, there was the time Kobe "jumped over" an Aston Martin: