Former Lakers star Christian Wood was awarded temporary sole custody of his 2-year-old son after accusing his ex-girlfriend, Yasmine Lopez, of making an attempt on his life.
Christian alleges that Yasmine hired hit men to kill him and disguise it as a home break-in.
Intruders broke into his residence in November using a pizza delivery driver to determine if he was at home.
Yasmine adamantly denied the accusation after Christian filed for a restraining order against her in November.
Christian said several men tried to break into his home “when someone knew I would be home in broad daylight”.
“The only reasonable conclusion is that they were there to kill me.”
According to a search warrant obtained by TMZ, a Domino’s delivery driver arrived at Christian’s residence in Sherman Oaks, California, on November 5.
Christian, 30, was home at the time, but he did not answer the door because he wasn’t expecting a pizza to be delivered.
Soon after the delivery driver left, three intruders wearing masks broke into the home, but they retreated to a getaway car after Christian fired 3 shots.
“I genuinely believed I was going to die,” he said.
Police contacted Domino’s Pizza and were told that a driver attempted to deliver a pizza at Christian’s address.
Domino’s said someone called the store to see if the pizza had been delivered.
Police were unable to link the phone number to an individual.
Christian said that one hour before the break-in, Yasmine posted “a violent King Von song with a gun emoji” on social media.
“The lyrics of the song explicitly describe a murder for hire and retaliation killing,” he noted. “This post was highly unusual for Ms. Lopez, suspicious in timing, and deeply disturbing given what happened shortly after.”
Christian added, “The coincidence, combined with her prior threats, history of violence, and the custody interference the day prior, leads me to reasonably believe it is more likely than not that she is responsible and/or connected to the attempt on my life.”
Christian submitted text messages from Yasmine to the court. In one message, “she goes on to say that she hopes I die and she will tell our son that I am dead. Ms. Lopez continues with her messages by saying she hopes someone shoots me.”
“These threats were not isolated or emotional outbursts, they are a pattern of her hostility, fixation, retaliation, and intimidation.”
In November, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision ordering Christian to pay Yasmine $25,000 a month in child support.
Christian played college basketball at UNLV and went undrafted in 2015. He played for nearly a dozen NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers. He was released by the Lakers in February after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee.
