SHOOT! I idolize Kobe, I love him to death. This is tragic. I hope and think its not true. But if he did it, the law should apply, if not, good. :cry: :thumbsdown: Jim Gray on ESPN w/ more to add to this story: 1. Gray was clearly shaken by these allegations. He was on the verge of crying, voice shaky -- its obvious he considers himself a very good friend of Kobe's. 2. Kobe was in Vail for his shoulder. He was checking out a shoulder specialist and a physical therapist that specializes in shoulders for his re-hab. 3. Vanessa accompanied Kobe to Vail on the 4th to talk to Police. She is fully supporting Kobe.
yeah i saw jim gray on espn, too. he was shook and in utter disbelief. i think most of us are, and it's a good sign vanessa is their to support him.
ehh Ionno if he did this... just doesnt seem in character for KB... but everyone has limits and shit... but im sure this is some chic lookin' for a buck and this will blow over later...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "slamduncan21":</div><div class="quote_post"><div class="quote_poster">Quoting "shapecity":</div><div class="quote_post"><div class="quote_poster">Quoting "Spartanfan2003":</div><div class="quote_post">Why did everyone think Kobe would be the last person to do this? Just because he is good looking, a great basketball player, and has no criminal record doesn't mean that he is a saint. I believe that he is very guilty. This reminds me of when Michael Jordan paid that lady to keep their relationship quite. Nobody believed that Jordan would do such a thing because he was good looking and a great basketball player. I think this Kobe Bryant case is similar.</div> actually it wasnt' a shock with jordan. he has had a dark past, his dad was murdered, he has a gambling problem, and he's in the social scene all the time.</div> yea, but no one wanted to believe jordan did that. i sure as hell didn't want to. it's the same with kobe</div> Well if Kobe did do this, at least he admitted it and turned himself in...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "the MDE":</div><div class="quote_post">SHOOT! I idolize Kobe, I love him to death. This is tragic. I hope and think its not true. But if he did it, the law should apply, if not, good. :cry: :thumbsdown: </div>It's alright. Right now it is still up in the air about whether or not he is really guilty. Just keep your head up and keep supporting him. A similar thing happened to me not to long ago. I have idolized Jason Kidd since his California-Berkley days when I was only seven or eight years old. When he hit his wife I was devestated. I dealt with a lot of heat from friends who knew I was a big fan of his. It took me a while to believe what happened. Before this incident Kidd was regaurded as one of the NBA's nicest guys like Kobe. But once I came to terms with what happened I gradually forgave him. You don't want to quit being a fan of your idol because of one bad mistake. Kobe is young and if it is true I am sure it was exagerated or a one time thing.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "Spartanfan2003":</div><div class="quote_post"><div class="quote_poster">Quoting "allnet":</div><div class="quote_post">if jason kidd didn't go to jail..neither will kobe...</div>Jason Kidd didn't sexually assult anyone.</div> he beat his wife. domestic abuse. pretty much just as bad. he was fine. kobe will be to even if he did it. I dont think someone would just accuse him and hed have to turn himself in if there wasnt something to it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "allnet":</div><div class="quote_post">It is on topic... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">no criminal past married and just had a new baby doesn't party much family man this is out of character for kobe to sexually assault someone. why would he risk his career on something so stupid? something just doesn't add up.</div> Yeah very true..it just doesn't add up..kobe always seemed like a great guy..something fishy is going on here..</div> awww....you guys sound like youre trying so hard to convince yourselves. Im not saying hes guilty cuase we dont know yet but if youre a rich superstar like kobe they dont just arrest you without a damn good reason to believe you did something not just some bullshit someone told them. they can bring you in for questioning when they have nothing on you but there had to have been a warrant out for kobe to turn himself in. he didnt get FRAMED relax. NBA stars dont go to jail not for along time anyway. even if he assaulted someone im sure it was minor and theyll just buy their way out or something. don worry about it
they said something smells fishy about it.....thats usuallyw hat that implyes or something of the sort which i find amusing as none of these people would be trying so hard not to believe it was true if TYRONE HILL was charged with it. why? because hes ugly. becasue it fits. beautiful people dont do bad things. People with good manners who seem perfect dont do bad things. its a tragic myth in the mainstream.
people still have a pretty high opiinon of jason kidd i dont see how it matters. no ones gonna rememebr this two years from ecxept the kobe haters
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">no ones gonna rememebr this two years from ecxept the kobe haters </div> Thats a verrrrry large group of people.
I just can't believe he would do this..i want kobe to tell the media if he did do it or not....but it has to be some girl taking advantage with just a cheap way out to get money by making it up :roll:
Funky if he DID do it I wont forgive him, because why did he have to do it like that he has a wife, if she aint wanna give it up theres nudie bars and stuff etc.. now thas the reason i think she makin it up
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Laker guard Kobe Bryant is free on bail after turning himself in to police on suspicion of felony sexual assault at a resort hotel near Vail, Colo., Eagle County Sheriff Joe Hoy said Sunday night. Bryant surrendered to the Eagle County Sheriff's Detention Facility on Friday. He was booked, posted $25,000 bail and released. He has yet to be formally charged and an arraignment has not been scheduled, authorities said. An unidentified woman told police Tuesday that Bryant had sexually assaulted her June 30, according to the county sheriff's office. After a three-day investigation that included interviews with several people, including Bryant, and a review of physical evidence, a judge issued a warrant for Bryant's arrest. Hoy declined to provide more details. The arrest file was sealed, he said, because of the nature of the case and out of concern for the alleged victim. In Colorado law, felony sexual assault has a wide scope, from coerced touching to rape. "We don't want things to get out of hand before everything is put into place," Hoy said in a telephone interview. He added that Bryant was "very cooperative" during the investigation and since. Bryant, who could not be reached for comment, told one team official that the charges were "bogus." Bryant was a guest at the Lodge and Spa at Cordillera Hotel near Edwards, Colo., last week, according to a hotel employee. According to Bryant's attorney, Pamela Mackey, Bryant was in Colorado to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, a procedure performed by Vail specialist Dr. Richard Steadman. The surgery was to relieve pain caused by persistent swelling in the knee, pain he endured for most of last season. Mackey said Bryant arrived in Edwards on June 30, had surgery the next day and returned to Los Angeles on Wednesday. Although no charges were filed, Dist. Atty. Mark Hurlbert said detectives had consulted with his office before arresting Bryant. Mackey said Bryant is distraught over the circumstances, but that he expects to be exonerated. "Kobe is innocent," she said. "Can you imagine being accused of this? It's awful." The attorney criticized Eagle County authorities for rushing to arrest Bryant, and said that detectives had obtained a warrant without the approval of prosecutors. Hurlbert said that arrest warrants usually are sought by his office, not the sheriff's department, and that he learned of the warrant only after it was issued. "It's very distressing," Mackey said, "that the sheriff's office, who is supposed to be conducting the unbiased investigation, ignores what the district attorney says and goes out and gets a warrant. It's outrageous." Hurlbert said prosecutors would make a decision on whether to file charges after they review the police reports. Bryant, 24, has played seven seasons with the Lakers. He was married in April 2001 and he and Vanessa had their first child, daughter Natalia, in January. Bryant spoke openly recently of a rift with his parents, brought on by his relationship with Vanessa, who was in high school when the two began dating. The family has appeared to resolve those differences. While concerned about the allegations, Laker management said it would stand behind Bryant, who has been a good citizen since coming to the organization only four months after graduating from Lower Merion High outside Philadelphia. "These allegations are completely out of character of the Kobe Bryant we know," General Manager Mitch Kupchak said in a statement released by the team. "For the seven years he's been with us he has been one of the finest young men we've known and a wonderful asset to both our team and our community. "However, since this is a legal matter being handled by the authorities in Colorado, we must refrain from further comment at this time." Officials with the NBA and Bryant's shoe company, Nike, declined to comment. Bryant, who can opt out of his Laker contract after next season and has not acted on a three-year, $55-million extension offered by the team, recently agreed to a five-year deal with Nike believed to be worth about $45 million. Among the most recognizable players in the NBA, Bryant recently was named to USA Basketball's Olympic qualifying team, though shoulder and knee surgery could preclude his participation. Still, it is expected he would play in the 2004 Olympics next summer in Greece. On the floor, Bryant has twice been first-team All-NBA, five times an All-Star and helped lead the Lakers to three consecutive championships, a run that ended last season, when he averaged a career-high 30 points. Off it, Bryant is thought to be a homebody, rarely fraternizing with teammates or club officials, on the road more often dining with his two bodyguards or personal trainer. The knee surgery, three weeks after surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder, was something of a surprise to Laker management. Team officials knew Bryant had continued to experience pain in his knee after the season ended and that he had been consulting with specialists about possible surgery. But few knew he had gone ahead with the procedure, which was not announced. The team believes Bryant will be ready for training camp. </div>
THANK YOU THATS WHAT IVE BEEN TRYING TO SAY. Think about it, ALLLLLLL that money and he couldnt pay to get none. pshhh Like I said, females.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "sunsfan1357":</div><div class="quote_post"><div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">no ones gonna rememebr this two years from ecxept the kobe haters </div> Thats a verrrrry large group of people.</div> i guess i could be considered a kobe hater.. but i cant hate him as a person.. there weren't any good reasons. if this is all false like his lawyer says, then it'll probably be forgiven
