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Kobe Bryant on Larry Nance Jr.'s 2012 tweet: 'It's water under the bridge'

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant joined ESPN’s Jemele Hill on Saturday night for a wide-ranging one-on-one interview as part of the BET Experience, including addressing a tweet that was directed toward Bryant by new Lakers rookie Larry Nance Jr. in 2012 in reference to his sexual-assault case.

"It's water under the bridge, man," Bryant told Hill.

Nance Jr. called Bryant a rapist in a tweet that was quickly deleted by the Wyoming forward shortly after his name was selected in the 2015 NBA draft with the 27th overall pick.

Nance Jr. reached out to his new teammate on Friday and showed respect to the All-Star guard that's set to embark on his 20th season. It appears he caught Bryant on a good day.

"I looked at it, and it was like, 'This is when you know it's about time to hang these things up, when your teammate writes you, Hi, Mr. Bryant.'"

As for Bryant's immediate future, the 36-year-old didn’t give the audience a definite answer, simply saying that he’ll “assess” accordingly.