The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case began on July 18, 2003, when the news media reported that the sheriff's office in Eagle, Colorado, had arrested then-professional basketball player Kobe Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint, filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee.

(also called Mamba Day) a day that is celebrated on August 24 in Los Angeles and Orange County commemorating the life of basketball player Kobe Bryant.