The charges were dropped and the victim admitted she went on to have sex with another man less than a day after the incident with Bryant.
the fact that she had sex with another man the next day is irrelevant.

she later filed a civil case against bryant, and that case never went to court and was settled when he paid her off.... (2.5 mill i read)

he was a man who was unecessarily glorified and became very entitled purely because he could jump high and throw a ball into a net, big fucking deal. by all accounts he was also an aggressive and rather unpleasant character, and when aggressive and unpleasant people die, i feel no sadness and no overwhelming desire to glorify them further.

he was no hero, he didnt discover a cure for cancer or save the world and in europe at least he was barely known.

he was a bloke who could jump high. big deal. whats all the fuss about.