He said this "shouldn't be about my endorsements."
Kobe said: "We have a lot at stake, I have a lot at stake, and it has nothing to do with the game of basketball, it has nothing to do with endorsements. Nothing at all. This is about us. This is about our family. And I've been falsely accused of something and I'm innocent. Shoulder to shoulder we're going to fight this all the way to the end.
Psst, quotation marks are not decoration. It may be easier to make them up, but not quite as convincing to others.
"I wasn't raped by him but he made me feel sick to the stomach also as I watched him talk about how all this should not affect his endorsements."