I've pretty much explained it every way possible, I realize that you're "special", but damn.

image: The character projected to the public, as by a person or institution, especially as interpreted by the mass media.


If your crackhead theory about setting boundaries=improved demeanor and better hehavior, why is it that there are active players in the NFL, which has had a formal dress code for quite some time, who have been or are being tried for murder and/or drug trafficking? Name a single player in the NBA who has or is being tried for either one of those crimes. For as deep as the media is in the lives of NBA players, it is impossible for thier image(and subsequently, the image of the league) to be affected in a positive manner when it's not reality that dictates thier image as much as it is an interpretation of reality. Does appearance have anything to do with that? Absolutely, I've admitted as much already, but appearance has never and will never trump a person's character or the interpretations of thier character. If this were not the case, Kobe would have never lost any endorsements or have fallen out of favor with the public over his incident, because he's one of the sharpest dressers in the league.