The black privilege race card doesn’t work in China...
However, being famous trumps all, so to speak.
Daddy Ball may need to get Kobe out to China to testify on these kids behalf if they want to see them before the next decade begins.
That, and a few shekels might help get them out.
This is still China after all.
Maybe his credit card would have been? He should have tried it, but I doubt that actually paying for something did not occur to this entitled rich kid.