I mean, typically one doesn't assume one person has raped another person unless they've been tried and convicted in a court of law. Call me crazy.
What a weird response.
Best case, he's got a newlywed wife at home with a baby, and he's in a hotel room in Denver with some bitch banging her, and asking her for bukake.
Kobe first lied to the police about even having sex with her.
The whole deposition is here:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/kobe-bryant-police-interview
Did he rape her? There's only 2 people on earth that know for sure. But it's not a good look at all, to be the face of the NBA.