Swimmer Stephanie Rice Defends Relationship With Kobe Bryant
Stephanie Rice has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons the last 24 hours or so. The swimmer from Australia has seen her name pop up in rumors that she is involved in relationship with Kobe Bryant that might be more than a “just friends” type of thing. Rice has heard the rumors and she has decided to defend the friendship.
“FYI yes Kobe and I are friends, but no we are not together and never have been. Can’t guys and girls be just friends..? He’s an amazing athlete and I’ve enjoyed getting to know him and many other great athletes in my Olympic journey,”
Those words appeared on the Twitter account of Rice but there seems to be a lot more than a friendship between these two. Multiple athletes from Australia have said that there is something more going on between the two. Remember, Bryant is still married to his wife and his family is with him in London. That would be a big argument to support Rice.
Stephanie Rice will probably not be able to convince everyone that she and Kobe are just platonic but that is the world that we live in. People are cynical and they want to see a conspiracy anywhere that they can get it. The two are probably just friends but this is the big rumor surrounding the Olympic games right now. Since Kobe and company do not stay in the village, it does cut down on some time they could spend together.
Right now, I’m going to side with Rice on this issue. Kobe may be a player but he is not dumb enough to try to cheat on his wife while his family is visiting him for the Olympic games. If he is doing that, he has some explaining to do.
Riley Schmitt is a writer for Rant Sports.
