The redemption files: Kobe shills again

L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant has apparently earned his good name back in the view of at least one marketer; Nike is using his photo in its advertising again, two years after he was accused of raping a Colorado woman. (It gets hard to remember how these big celeb cases turn out, so let’s review: in Bryant’s case, the criminal case was dismissed and a civil suit the woman filed was settled out of court.) The latest ads appear in Sports Illustrated, though we’ve chosen this old Nintendo ad for our visual for you nostalgia buffs.