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Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant<\/p>\n

Jason LaVeris\/FilmMagic, Billy Ingram\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Kobe Bryant may be going through a tough separation from Vanessa Bryant, his wife of a decade<\/a>, but don’t expect his fans to be sympathetic, says retired NBA star Charles Barkley.<\/p>\n

“I really like Kobe; I wish him all the best,” Barkley, 48, said Tuesday on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno<\/em><\/a>. “But of course the fans are cruel. They’re going to be shouting stuff at him. He’s going to have to deal with that.”<\/p>\n

The tartness, Leno points out, could stem from Bryant’s alleged infidelities.<\/p>\n

“That’s never good for a team,” Barkley says of the gossip. “I’m just telling you, that’s never positive.” <\/p>\n

Regardless of fan taunting or the end of his marriage, Bryant, 33, will survive, the NBA Hall of Famer says.<\/p>\n

“He’s so strong, mentally,” Barkley says. “I think he’ll be fine.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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