Original sentence: In 2020, shortly after the death of Kobe Bryant, King received social-media criticism for a CBS This Morning interview with former WNBA player Lisa Leslie, in which King brought up Bryant's sexual assault allegations from 2003.King said CBS had excerpted an out-of-text excerpt from the interview.The network said in a statement that the excerpt was not reflective of the "thoughtful, wide-ranging interview" King had conducted with Leslie
Edited sentence: In 2020, King received heavy backlash and criticism for a CBS interview with former WNBA player Lisa Leslie, where she brought up Kobe Bryant’s sexual assault allegations from 2003 after he had just passed away a few weeks prior.King blamed CBS for selecting a portion of the interview that was taken out of context.The network said in a statement that the excerpt was not reflective of the "thoughtful, wide-ranging interview" that King had with Leslie