Bryant Accuses Malone of Hitting on Wife
Another Kobe conflict for the Lakers. Bryant has accused Karl Malone of making a pass at his wife at a game last month.
Talking before Los Angeles' 105-98 win over Orlando on Sunday night, Bryant said he felt betrayed by a man he considered a friend.
"He was like a mentor, like a brother to me, so when something like that happens, you're upset, you're hurt," Bryant said.
He said he called Malone and told him, "Stay away from my wife. What's wrong with you? How could you?"
Malone was not available for comment Sunday, but agent Dwight Manley said Malone told him he had never made a pass at Bryant's wife, that he was surprised by the accusation, and that he then apologized to both Bryant and his wife for any remarks she might have considered inappropriate.
"Karl's response to Kobe's comments today is that he's a basketball player and not a soap opera actor and he doesn't intend to be involved in a personal soap opera," Manley said of his client.
Bryant said he had phoned Malone, who has a home near Bryant's in Newport Beach, after Bryant's wife, Vanessa, told him on Nov. 23 that Malone had made inappropriate comments to her that night at Staples Center.
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