THE rumours of a romance between the Australian queen of the pool, Stephanie Rice, and the king of US basketball, Kobe Bryant, continue to grow.
The pair were spotted today sitting side-by-side at the velodrome as Aussie Anna Meares rode for gold against her British arch rival Victoria Pendleton.
Rice and Bryant laughed and chatted throughout the track cycling event.
Kobe Bryant chats with Steph Rice at the cycling in the Velodrome. Picture: Adam Head Source: The Courier-Mail
The pair first met in Manchester where the Australian swim team had set up camp before the Olympics and where the US Dream Team was playing practice matches.
Bryant and Rice exchanged gifts in the northern city – she signed two swimming caps while he gave our glamour girl a pair of signed sneakers.
If Rice and Bryant are indeed more than 'just friends', it wouldn't be the first time the Aussie swimmer has been romantically involved with a high-profile US athlete.
Rice was the talk of the athletes village in Beijing in 2008 after being spotted locking lips with none other than the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps.
That occurred just weeks after Rice had separated from fellow Australian swim sensation Eamon Sullivan, who made the 50m freestyle final in London.
Rice's romances have extended beyond Olympic sports as well - she dated Wallabies star Quade Cooper for over 12 months before that relationship ended late last year.
Kobe Bryant points out something to his Australian companions. Picture: Adam Head Source: The Courier-Mail
original: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics/stephanie-rice-spotted-with-kobe-bryant-at-velodrome/story-fn9dheyx-1226445510083
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