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Booing Bryant: Lakers vs. Nuggets

Aired January 08, 2004 - 06:10   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were in Denver last night. It was the Lakers first trip to Denver since Bryant was charged with sexually assaulting a Colorado woman last fall, and it was ugly.
Phil Keating with CNN affiliate KDVR tells us some fans were not particularly polite.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PHIL KEATING, KDVR-TV REPORTER (voice-over): A bunch of booing but plenty of cheering for Kobe Bryant at his first game in Denver since the L.A. Laker got charged with felony sex assault.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo, Kobe, get out of here. Don't call me. Don't come to Denver, boy.

KEATING: Every time Bryant touched the ball...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My neighbor is booing Kobe.

KEATING: Select fans gave Kobe a dose of disapproval.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo, get out of there.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's all partisanship, come on, we're Denver Nuggets fans.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Kobe. Kobe in the house.

KEATING: But by no means was this a resounding condemnation of the NBA superstar and sex assault suspect, plenty of Kobe fans came out wearing their No. 8s.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm not booing, man, I'm all about Kobe, big Kobe fan. It's basketball and Kobe is innocent until proven guilty.

KEATING: Before the heavily hyped game, as the Lakers left their hotel, Bryant walked by without a word. His coach, Phil Jackson, just this.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Coach, what are you expecting from the crowd?

PHIL JACKSON, L.A. LAKERS COACH: (INAUDIBLE) tonight (INAUDIBLE). UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A warm reception.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

KEATING: Not exactly a warm reception, but not nearly as nasty as many expected.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: That was Phil Keating of our affiliate KDVR reporting.

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Aired January 8, 2004 - 06:10   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were in Denver last night. It was the Lakers first trip to Denver since Bryant was charged with sexually assaulting a Colorado woman last fall, and it was ugly.
Phil Keating with CNN affiliate KDVR tells us some fans were not particularly polite.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PHIL KEATING, KDVR-TV REPORTER (voice-over): A bunch of booing but plenty of cheering for Kobe Bryant at his first game in Denver since the L.A. Laker got charged with felony sex assault.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo, Kobe, get out of here. Don't call me. Don't come to Denver, boy.

KEATING: Every time Bryant touched the ball...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My neighbor is booing Kobe.

KEATING: Select fans gave Kobe a dose of disapproval.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo, get out of there.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's all partisanship, come on, we're Denver Nuggets fans.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Kobe. Kobe in the house.

KEATING: But by no means was this a resounding condemnation of the NBA superstar and sex assault suspect, plenty of Kobe fans came out wearing their No. 8s.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm not booing, man, I'm all about Kobe, big Kobe fan. It's basketball and Kobe is innocent until proven guilty.

KEATING: Before the heavily hyped game, as the Lakers left their hotel, Bryant walked by without a word. His coach, Phil Jackson, just this.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Coach, what are you expecting from the crowd?

PHIL JACKSON, L.A. LAKERS COACH: (INAUDIBLE) tonight (INAUDIBLE). UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A warm reception.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

KEATING: Not exactly a warm reception, but not nearly as nasty as many expected.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: That was Phil Keating of our affiliate KDVR reporting.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com