Bryant is shown in an April 24, 2003 file photo as he goes up for a shot past Rasho Nesterovic of the Minnesota Timberwolves (R) in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Western Confernce playoffs in Los Angeles. [Reuters]

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers has given himself up to police in Colorado after a woman accused him of sexual assault in a hotel, the Eagle County sheriff's office said July 6, 2003. A statement said the woman went to deputies on July 1 and told them the 'sexual misconduct' occurred in the Edwards area of the county the previous night. Bryant is shown in a June 20, 2000 file photo celebrating with then girlfriend and current wife Vanessa Laine in the locker room after winning the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers the night before. [Reuters]

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant appears in this Sept. 2001 file photo from Los Angeles, Calif. [AP]

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