You say this as if this is a bad thing. Disrespecting thugs isn't all that bad. Am sort of surprised not seeing more people mentioning his case, though, honestly was expecting to see places like NPR or The Guardian with something related to that . Apparently a reporter was put on leave for mentioning it, which is a bit ridiculous :
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/27/kobe-bryant-reporter-suspended-over-sexual-assault-case-tweet-washington-post