Bryants settle lawsuit | Parents apologize

[Slava]

"We regret our actions and statements related to the Kobe Bryant auction memorabilia," Joe and Pamela Bryant said in the statement provided by a publicist. "We apologize for any misunderstanding and unintended pain we have caused our son and appreciate the financial support he has provided over the years. We also apologize to Goldin Auctions for their inadvertent involvement in this matter and thank them for their assistance."

The Kobe Bryant memorabilia saga has ended with an apology from the Los Angeles Lakers guard's parents and a settlement that allows less than 10 percent of the items originally intended for sale to be auctioned.

Bryant and a company that was auctioning off the memorabilia reached a deal one week before the two sides were due to go to trial in New Jersey. The agreement allows the sale of six items, which Goldin Auctions president Ken Goldin told ESPN.com on Monday morning he is confident still can sell for more than $500,000 combined.

ESPN

[dockingsched]

[Wavy Q]

lets see Jordan klose out civil suits like that #mambalawschool #yourwelcome #GOAT

[EArl]

MFW when I read that Kobe won and his parents apologized

[dub81]

I'm still not feeling this whole story. It's just me but I would never take my parents to court. I understand what Kobe did. But I couldn't do it.

[EArl]

If my parents were selling my championship ring and **** that i hold very dear i would take them to court as well.

Money hungry Heffa

[leeprettyp]

Easier for people to judge this from the outside looking in. From what i've been reading Kobe's been catering and taking care of his immediate family members financially for years. Also read their is a big spending problem there, when is enough.... enough?

[dub81]

Easier for people to judge this from the outside looking in. From what i've been reading Kobe's been catering and taking care of his immediate family members financially for years. Also read their is a big spending problem there, when is enough.... enough?

You are right bro and i understand what he did. But i just couln't do it..that's me.

[AI]

That's great that Kobe was able to hold onto his stuff. I can definitely understand where he's coming from.

[chefy]

Easier for people to judge this from the outside looking in. From what i've been reading Kobe's been catering and taking care of his immediate family members financially for years. Also read their is a big spending problem there, when is enough.... enough?

You are right bro and i understand what he did. But i just couln't do it..that's me.

Same reason why we would not understand how can some parents can kill or molest or rape their children or vice versa. There are bad parents out there.

[dub81]

Easier for people to judge this from the outside looking in. From what i've been reading Kobe's been catering and taking care of his immediate family members financially for years. Also read their is a big spending problem there, when is enough.... enough?

You are right bro and i understand what he did. But i just couln't do it..that's me.

Same reason why we would not understand how can some parents can kill or molest or rape their children or vice versa. There are bad parents out there.

Lets not compare rape or molest to this bro!

[chefy]

You are right bro and i understand what he did. But i just couln't do it..that's me.

Same reason why we would not understand how can some parents can kill or molest or rape their children or vice versa. There are bad parents out there.

Lets not compare rape or molest to this bro!

I know i know. The point is people just can't seem to accept the fact that there are bad parents out there.