Kobe is treated better because Ocho Cinco is black. That's the standard Freeman line, isn't it? Oh, and nice red herring with the whole rape charge nonsense. That accusation was shown to be so ridiculous that the overzealous prosecutor didn't even dare to bring it to trial. You can certainly make a case for Bryant being a philandering jerk, but to attempt to tar him as a rapist is disingenuous at best.
Maybe, just maybe, Bryant gets some respect because of what he does between the lines. Bryant is the consensus best player in his league. Johnson is arguably not even the best player at his position on his own losing team. Being excellent has its advantages, some of which spill over into other areas. Of course, I wouldn't expect Freeman to readily grasp that concept.
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