As I posted this morning on another thread. Kobe will now be forever tarnished. His status as NBA's poster boy is toast. Stern will find another hero to promote as the face of basketball (Lebron). With the florida woman in the news (even if she doesn't testify) we are looking a the Mike Tysonization of Kobe. From here onward any accusations (truthful or not) will be taken very seriously. His credibility is gone forever with most fans.
Kobe is ruined and he bears the blame regardless of whether the accuser is telling the truth or not. Celebrities have to protect their reputations and he was promoted as the "All-American Good Guy" and his endorsement deals were based on that. He knew he was a target. We all have to0 deal with the consequences of out actions.
I'd be interested in knowing if people believe that a 20 year old boy "hitting" on a young woman who had already given her his telephone number is sexual assault, especially since when she rejected him, he just laughed and walked away?
Is that what this PC country has come to?
Bryant's star has not dimmmed...
people are cheering for him in all the venues he cares to go...
Bryant's biggest problem now is to try to explain how he single handedly destroyed the Lakers by pushing the BIG GUY down to Florida......