He didn't go on national tv to say that. I am referring to his first press conference with his wife where he admitted having sexual relations with that girl. Till then, he was the glowing portrait of the good family man that never went out to parties with the other guys, always staying in his hotel room alone. At least one part of the image was right ...
And this is an admission of rape because??? Kobe was an idiot and that idiocy cost him tens of millions of dollars. That, however, does not rise to rape without evidence that proves rape beyond a reasonable doubt.