Kobe Bryant Sat Between Australian Swimmers Stephanie Rice and Bronte Barratt and it Became a Story

Kobe and Rice met at the 2008 Olympics where Rice was reportedly hooking up with Michael Phelps. Since then, she’s been in the news for, among other things, posting a picture of herself in a bikini on Twitter. Meanwhile, Kobe is going through a divorce, but his wife and kids were in London for the Olympics. So are Kobe and Steph Rice more than just good mates, or is this all just Australian for “stupid rumors?” We may never know!

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