When Phil said 'be like Kobe' this is not what he meant!

Lakers guard Brown sued by Colorado woman
ESPN.com news services

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Shannon Brown is being sued in civil court for an alleged sex-related incident with a woman in Denver, Brown's agent, Mark Bartelstein confirmed to ESPN's Shelley Smith on Sunday.

Bartelstein said the suit stems from an incident when Brown was playing for the Charlotte Bobcats, who played in Denver on Jan. 30. Brown was traded to the Lakers on Feb. 7.

Bartelstein said that within 24-48 hours after the woman filed a police report, Denver police fully investigated her claims. A Denver police spokesman told ESPN.com on Monday that the police sent their findings to the district attorney, who declined to pursue the matter further.

Bartelstein said the Bobcats were told immediately of the incident and team security staff conducted its own investigation and "came to the same conclusion." In addition, he said Brown also hired a private investigator to look into the woman's claims "to know all the facts."

"There was absolutely nothing to it," Bartelstein said. "I find it very interesting all of a sudden Shannon Brown has some success and someone decides to sue him civilly. People can draw their own conclusions. I stand by Shannon Brown. Everything Shannon has said to me as to what happened, the prosecutor verifies."

Bartelstein said he and Brown first learned of the civil suit when Brown was served papers in Denver on Friday as the Lakers closed out the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals.

"The truth is going to come out. I didn't do nothing. I'm innocent and we're just going to let it takes its course," Brown said.

Well another Laker sex scandal in Colorado. That's just all I need! I'm going to go ahead and give Shannon the benefit of the doubt (who could've guessed that?) but if he thinks I'm going to bat for him he's got another thing coming. Arguing on Kobe's behalf has taken years off my life and jacked up my blood pressure. I can't take it again, especially for LA's #3 point guard.