The 57 pages of transcripts about the initial discussions the police had with Kobe have been published all over the Internet.
Aside from all the stuff about the charges he eventually faced, I found something I didn't think had been discussed. Here are some excerpts:
And later...
And a little later:
There's more but my question is WHY would the Lakers put out a false report on what type of surgery Kobe had?
Aside from all the stuff about the charges he eventually faced, I found something I didn't think had been discussed. Here are some excerpts:
Det. Loya: So where’s your room at?
Bryant: It’s all the way on the other side man, I can’t walk there.
Det. Loya: If we take it slow, can we ...?
Bryant: That’s a long walk.
Detective Winters: We’ll just take it real slow.
Det. Loya: Did you have ...
Detective Winters: Whatever you want to do.
Det. Loya: Did you have knee surgery today or ...?
Bryant: Yes I did just today. (Inaudible) come on please.
Det. Loya: What they do, what they do?
Bryant: Um, cartilage.
Bryant: It’s all the way on the other side man, I can’t walk there.
Det. Loya: If we take it slow, can we ...?
Bryant: That’s a long walk.
Detective Winters: We’ll just take it real slow.
Det. Loya: Did you have ...
Detective Winters: Whatever you want to do.
Det. Loya: Did you have knee surgery today or ...?
Bryant: Yes I did just today. (Inaudible) come on please.
Det. Loya: What they do, what they do?
Bryant: Um, cartilage.
Detective Loya: Can we, can we keep walking to your room? Which way, is it this way?
Detective Winters: What I’d like to do is I’d like to get a little better, I’d like to get out of here, I don’t want people starting to call people, start calling people and go (inaudible)...
Bryant: (Inaudible).
Detective Loya: Will you, will you let your security guards know you’re okay, and you don’t need em?
Bryant: Yeah. What did she (inaudible).
Detective Loya: Okay, well let’s talk about that in your room Kobe.
Detective Winters: Yeah.
Bryant: (Inaudible). What she (inaudible)
Detective Winters: Well for one, you just had your knee operated on today and I don’t want to keep you standing out here.
Bryant: (Inaudible).
Detective Loya: Let’s go to your room and then we’ll talk in detail, how’s that?
Detective Winters: What I’d like to do is I’d like to get a little better, I’d like to get out of here, I don’t want people starting to call people, start calling people and go (inaudible)...
Bryant: (Inaudible).
Detective Loya: Will you, will you let your security guards know you’re okay, and you don’t need em?
Bryant: Yeah. What did she (inaudible).
Detective Loya: Okay, well let’s talk about that in your room Kobe.
Detective Winters: Yeah.
Bryant: (Inaudible). What she (inaudible)
Detective Winters: Well for one, you just had your knee operated on today and I don’t want to keep you standing out here.
Bryant: (Inaudible).
Detective Loya: Let’s go to your room and then we’ll talk in detail, how’s that?
Detective Winters: What kind of surgery did you have?
Bryant: Orthoscopic.
Detective Winters: ACL or NCL?
Bryant: Cartilage.
Detective Loya: Do they send everybody out here for ... for it?
Bryant: No it’s just um, we did a lot of research and found out that these guys are the best.
Detective Winters: Have you been keeping it because I haven’t heard anything really about it.
Bryant: Yeah, we’re trying to keep it quiet, (inaudible) my shoulder operated on.
Bryant: Orthoscopic.
Detective Winters: ACL or NCL?
Bryant: Cartilage.
Detective Loya: Do they send everybody out here for ... for it?
Bryant: No it’s just um, we did a lot of research and found out that these guys are the best.
Detective Winters: Have you been keeping it because I haven’t heard anything really about it.
Bryant: Yeah, we’re trying to keep it quiet, (inaudible) my shoulder operated on.