{"id":97,"date":"2004-12-27T22:33:18","date_gmt":"2004-12-28T06:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ninarota.com\/tennis\/?p=97"},"modified":"2004-12-27T22:33:18","modified_gmt":"2004-12-28T06:33:18","slug":"as-the-ball-turns-karl-receives-shocking-news-kobe-receives-even-more-shocking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ninarota.com\/tennis\/as-the-ball-turns-karl-receives-shocking-news-kobe-receives-even-more-shocking-news\/","title":{"rendered":"As the Ball Turns: Karl receives shocking news, Kobe receives even more shocking news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daily Recap of Today\u2019s Soap Operas<\/p>\n

As the Ball Turns: Karl receives shocking news, Kobe receives even more shocking news<\/p>\n

Michael and Juanita Jordan are in town for an NBA all-star game. Karl Malone, dressed in cowboy hat and boots, walks up to Michael and Juanita and gives Juanita a hug. Michael is uncomfortable with this and excuses himself.<\/p>\n

Juanita asks Karl if his injured knee has healed. He says he feels good; he just needs to decide whether to return to the Lakers or sign with another team. Juanita asks him if he really wants to play with Kobe. \u201cYou know how he is. He\u2019s gotta be the the star,\u201d she tells Karl. She suggests that Karl just might want to test his friendship with Kobe if he\u2019s considering spending his last shot at a championship with someone who\u2019s got such a bad track record. \u201cSay one bad thing to Vanessa and see what happens,\u201d she says as she walks away. Karl is left pondering her comment.<\/p>\n

Coach Joe Bryant stands on the sideline at his team\u2019s practice. His cellphone rings and he steps off the court into a hallway to take the call after he looks at the caller-ID. \u201cWhat do you want from me? I told you never to call me again, haven\u2019t you done enough already?\u201d<\/p>\n

A woman speaks on her cellphone in a dark corner in a bar. She says that Kobe\u2019s lawyers are lowballing her and if he can\u2019t do anything about it, \u201cI\u2019ll go to Kobe\u2019s house and tell him who paid me off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanessa Bryant sits by herself at a small table at the All Star event. Karl walks up to the table. She looks at his cowboy outfit with total disbelief and asks him, \u201cHey Cowboy, what are you hunting?\u201d Karl is offended by her attitude and says, with a sly grin on his face, \u201cI\u2019m hunting for little Mexican girls.\u201d Vanessa had a puzzled look on her face. Karl sits down at the table still grinning and asks, “Do you like me?” Vanessa is now feeling uncomfortable. She answers that she likes him as a friend then quickly gets up and leaves the table.<\/p>\n

Joe Bryant is driving in his car and looks at a slip of paper with an address on it. He checks the street addresses and drives up to a local motel. He sees a woman drive out of the motel, recognizes her and drives off after her.<\/p>\n

Karl leaves the All Star event and is walking to his car. Kobe, very angry, walks up to him. He accuses Karl of hitting on his wife and using a racial slur. He tells Karl, \u201cI can\u2019t believe you hit on my wife. How could you do that?\u201d Karl protests that he was only kidding around, he didn\u2019t mean anything by it, but Kobe is furious. He puts his finger in Karl\u2019s face and says, \u201cI\u2019m gonna mess you up if you every come anywhere near her again,\u201d then storms off. Just then, Kaye, Karl\u2019s wife, walks up. \u201cWhat was that all about?\u201d she asks. \u201cIt\u2019s no big deal,\u201d Karl says, \u201cKobe\u2019s mad because I was teasing Vanessa, that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still at the All Star event, Michael walks up to Juanita and tells her that he has an unexpected business meeting. His bodyguard will take her back to the hotel and he will meet her later for dinner. He gives her a kiss on the cheek and leaves. Juanita, angry, picks up her phone and says, \u201cFollow him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kaye is in her kitchen. She dials the phone and asks to speak to Vanessa. Instead, Kobe picks up the phone. He is still furious. He yells into the phone, \u201cWhat kind of man is he? He hits on his friend\u2019s wife. He hits on women when he\u2019s on the road. How can I be friends with someone like that?! Tell him our friendship is over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kobe gets off the phone and goes into the living room where a local television sportswriter is setting up a live interview with him about his new role as team leader. Kobe tells the reporter that he\u2019s pretty hopeful about this season, things are going well but he thinks it\u2019s not fair to his teammates that Karl hasn\u2019t made his decision to return yet. His teammates are working really hard for him and they\u2019re having to look over their shoulder and wonder if Karl is going to take their place on the team if and when he comes back.<\/p>\n

Karl arrives home after his workout and Kaye is waiting for him. She yells at him, \u201cYou are still seeing other women despite everything you told me. I cannot believe you lied to me again.\u201d Karl is dumbfounded. Kaye continues, \u201cKobe says you play around when you\u2019re on the road and you hit on Vanessa.\u201d Kaye is upset and angry at the same time, she is almost in tears. Karl comforts her and reminds her that it\u2019s not the first time Kobe has tried to take someone down with him. \u201cWho are you going to believe, him or me,\u201d Karl says. Kaye tells Karl, \u201cI don\u2019t know but Vanessa is my friend and you\u2019d better go over there and fix this up else you are in a whole lot of trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Jordan drives up to the same motel and walks up to the clerk. He asks if Miss Jones is still registered. The clerk says she just checked out. He says he was in a real hurry and seemed pretty mad. She muttered something about \u201cgoing where the rich people live.\u201d As Michael Jordan pulls out of the motel, another car drives up and follows after him<\/p>\n

Karl Malone\u2019s agent Dwight walks into the gym where Karl is finishing his workout. He tells Karl that Kobe has called him out in a television interview. He tells Karl that this is his opportunity to sign with San Antonio. No one will accuse him of chasing a ring now, even if it is the best team in the league. He can\u2019t possibly return to the Lakers after what Kobe said about him.<\/p>\n

A woman drives into the circular driveway of a huge beautiful house. Joe Bryant drives up after her. Joe gets out of the car and runs up to her pleading, \u201cYou can\u2019t do this to me. You can\u2019t do this to my son. Haven\u2019t you already ruined his life?\u201d<\/p>\n

The cameraman starts shooting. Just as Kobe is yelling at him to turn his camera off, Michael Jordan turns into the driveway and gets out of his car. The reporter\u2019s jaw drops to the ground. Michael runs up to Joe Bryant and the woman at yells at Joe, \u201cI told you I\u2019d take care of this! What are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanessa runs up to the door, sees Joe and Michael and then sees the woman and is in a total state of shock. She runs down the stairs and starts attacking the woman. The cameraman gets closer and the reporter starts reporting the three ring circus in front of him. \u201cAnd now Michael Jordan has joined the fight! Joe Bryant and Michael Jordan are trying to pull Vanessa and the alleged rape victim apart. Vanessa is pulling her hair, the woman is kicking\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n

Two security guards run out of the house and join Joe Bryant and Michael in trying to separate the two women.<\/p>\n

Juanita drives into the driveway, gets out of her car and runs up to Michael. She starts to yell at him about seeing another woman then sees Vanessa and freezes.<\/p>\n

Having heard all the yelling, Karl runs into the driveway and looks at the scene.<\/p>\n

Michael yells at Juanita, \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d Vanessa, still held by the bodyguards, yells at Kobe, \u201cWhat is that woman doing here?\u201d Juanita looks at Karl and says, \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d Kobe, in complete disgust, now sitting on the steps with his face in his hands, looks at the crowd and says, \u201cEven my own father hates me. Everybody hates me. What did I do that was so wrong?\u201d The camera is in his face.<\/p>\n

Joe walks up to Kobe. \u201cKobe, I love you. You are my son. I was trying to protect you. I knew you married too young but you wouldn\u2019t listen to me. I thought if I paid her off to drop the rape charges, you\u2019d be able to go on with your life and rebuild your reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kobe looks back at his father and say, \u201cI don\u2019t need any help. Why does everyone think I need help and what is he doing here?\u201d Kobe points at Michael Jordan. \u201cKobe, Michael is your father. He had an affair with your mother and I decided to adopt you and raise you as my own. He gave me the money to pay off the woman. We were just trying to help you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Juanita looks at Michael with horror then breaks into tears. Michael turns to her and says, \u201cHoney, it was before we were married. I didn\u2019t want you to know. I was embarrassed and you\u2019ve been through so much already.\u201d Juanita wipes her tears away and says, \u201cI\u2019m embarrassed too. You know that Karl and I had an affair but what you didn\u2019t know is that we had a child.\u201d Karl\u2019s jaw drops to the ground. Juanita looks at Vanessa, \u201cI never told Karl and I thought it was better if you didn\u2019t know so you would think you were being raised by your real mother.\u201d She looked at Karl, \u201cI\u2019m sorry I tried to come between you and Kobe, I thought Vanessa might somehow find out if the two of you were close friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanessa walks up to Juanita and hugs her, Karl joins them. Michael walks up to Kobe and hugs him, Joe Bryant joins them. The woman, now with tears in her eyes, the cameraman and the reporter are left standing to the side. The reporter signs off, \u201cThat\u2019s it Ladies and Gentleman, signing off live from the Kobe Bryant mansion. This truly is the soap opera to end all soap operas.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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