Summary: <p><strong>It's been said that his legacy is complicated because of a sexual assault charge, which was dismissed in 2003, 2004. Is it complicated for you as a woman, as a WNBA player?</strong></p> <p>It's not complicated for me at all. Even if there's a few times that we've been at a club at the same time, Kobe's not the kind of guy – never been, like, you know, 'Lis, go get that girl, or tell her or send her this.' I have other NBA friends that are like that. Kobe was never like that. I just never, have ever seen him being the kind of person that would do something to violate a woman or be aggressive in that way. That's just not the person that I know.<br> <br> <strong>But Lisa, you wouldn't see it, though. As his friend, you wouldn't see it.</strong><br> <br> And that's possible.I just don't believe that. And I'm not saying things didn't happen. I just don't believe that things didn't happen with force.</p> <p><strong>Is it even a fair question to talk about it considering he's no longer with us and that it was resolved? Or is it really part of his history?</strong></p> <p>I think that the media should be more respectful at this time. It's like if you had questions about it, you had many years to ask him that. I don't think it's something that we should keep hanging over his legacy. I mean, it went to trial.<br> <br> <strong>Yeah, well, the case was dismissed because the victim in the case refused to testify. So, it was dismissed.</strong></p> <p>And I think that that's how we should leave it.<br> <br> <strong>Why do you think people are so deeply affected, in many cases, by a man they did not know?</strong></p> <p>I really think it's the idea that you rooted for him or you didn't, but that was an emotion evoked either way.<br> <br> <strong>You know what I keep thinking Lisa, it was probably just another ordinary day for them. And then in seconds, your life is forever changed.</strong></p> <p>Forever changed. It reminded about the quote about joy and sorrow are inseparable. And it's when joy is awake, sorrow is asleep. And it's just that. Like, sorrow has been awakened in my life, in their lives – in the world's life.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/bj-murphy9/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/bj-murphy9/support</a>
