Lakers Star Wood Granted Custody, Protective Order Amid Attempted Break-in Accusations

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Wood">Christian Wood has been granted exclusive custody of his 2-year-old son and a temporary protective order against his former girlfriend, Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Yasmine Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez, following accusations that she may have played a role in an attempt on his life, Us Weekly can exclusively report.

On November 19, Wood, 30, who shares a son named Kobe Sean Wood with Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez, 26, submitted a request for a restraining order asking the court to order her to remain a distance of 100 yards away from him and their son. (Wood and Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez began dating in August 2022 and ended their relationship in December 2022.)

In his formal request, Wood stated that on November 5, while he was alone at home, he noticed “unusual sounds and movement around his residence.”

“I cautiously left the bathroom and immediately observed three men attempting to force entry into my home. Fearing for my safety, I quickly went to retrieve a firearm I keep secured in my home. I discharged the firearm toward the floor, hoping to frighten the men away,” Wood explained. “I genuinely believed I was facing imminent death.”

Wood said the men fled in a vehicle, and nothing was stolen. He noted that there had been no reported break-ins within a 10-mile radius. He pointed out that this incident occurred “when someone was aware that I would be home during daylight hours.”

“The only logical conclusion is that they were there to take my life,” Wood asserted. The athlete contacted law enforcement and reported that an investigation was initiated by the police.

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Wood believes his ex-partner may have been aware of the attempted break-in prior to it happening. He indicated that she was being “unusually vague and unwilling to agree to any visitation for that week.”

He said she eventually agreed to allow him to pick up their son from school on November 4. He stated that upon his arrival at the school, he was informed that Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez had already collected their child. “Ms. Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez’s decision to withhold our son from me now appears concerning, given what transpired the following day,” he wrote.

Additionally, Wood claimed that one hour before the incident, Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez posted something peculiar on social media. He alleged she shared a “a violent King Von song accompanied by a gun emoji.”

“The lyrics of the song explicitly describe a murder-for-hire scenario and retaliatory killing,” Wood observed. “This post was highly atypical for Ms. Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez, suspicious in timing, and deeply troubling considering what happened shortly afterward.”

Wood added, “The coincidence, combined with her previous threats, history of aggressive behavior, and the custody interference the day before, leads me to reasonably believe it is more probable than not that she is responsible and/or connected to the attempt on my life.”

The NBA star stated that his former partner “has made repeated declarations threatening my life and expressing a desire for my death.”

Wood informed the court that in other messages sent by Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez, “she goes on to express her hope that I die and that she will tell our son that I am deceased. Ms. Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez continues with her messages by stating she hopes someone shoots me.”

His declaration continued, “These threats were not isolated or emotional outbursts; they represent a pattern of her hostility, fixation, retaliation, and intimidation.”

“I lived in fear of these threats, but I never imagined they would manifest in a way that could have cost me my life.”

Wood also alleged that he had received threats from one of Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez’s family members in the weeks leading up to the shooting.

He told the court that Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez had previously broken into and vandalized his home in August 2023. He said the police removed her from the property.

Wood said he no longer “feels secure in his own home.” In his filing, he said he has “been compelled to hire armed security for his personal protection.”

“I am living in constant fear and heightened awareness, worried that another attempt could occur,” he said. “I am terrified not only for myself, but for the safety of our son should he be returned to her care during this investigation.”

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The court granted Wood a temporary restraining order requiring Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez to remain 100 yards away from him and their son. Wood was awarded temporary exclusive custody of Kobe.

In a separate court document, Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez denied any involvement in the attempted break-in and stated that she learned about the attempted robbery on the day it occurred.

She said, “I was informed that three men were seen trying to enter his house, and that Christian allegedly fired three shots, causing the suspects to flee.”

“Police later discovered Christian in possession of an illegal ghost gun. Prior to this incident, I was unaware that he owned or had access to any unregistered firearm,” Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez noted.

Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez claimed that in the weeks leading up to November 5, Wood’s “home environment and the individuals around him made me increasingly uneasy.”

“He often had visitors late at night, and there were rumors and indications that firearms were present inside the home,” she alleged. “As a mother, these circumstances deeply concerned me. I never prevented Christian’s access to our son, but I acted cautiously for Kobe’s safety,” Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez wrote.

“When I learned, not from Christian, that a gun had been fired inside his home, my heart sank,” Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez said. “I remember sitting on my bed holding Kobe, imagining what could have happened if he had been there during the shooting. I was shocked, scared, and confused.”

“[Wood] immediately assumed that I was somehow responsible for what happened. It felt like he needed someone to blame, and I became the easiest target due to our recent disagreements over visitation,” she added.

“The truth is I had no knowledge of what occurred in Christian’s house that night. I did not communicate with anyone involved,” she said. “I have never encouraged, instructed, or supported anyone seeking to harm [Wood]. I do not know the men he has referenced. I had absolutely no involvement in the incident.”

Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez added, “I was not questioned by LAPD nor contacted by detectives, because there was no evidence linking me to any criminal activity.”

“I am a mother doing my best to raise a toddler in the midst of a strained and increasingly volatile co-parenting relationship, now exacerbated by extremely serious and unfounded accusations,” Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez continued.

On December 12, Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez filed a petition for a restraining order against Wood.

She alleged that during a custody exchange on October

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ober 23, Wood was upset after discovering that she had a new romantic partner. She claimed he kicked and slapped her from behind and called her a “bitch” in front of their son.

She detailed another alleged incident on May 8, 2024. She claimed they were having an argument about Kobe.

Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez claimed that Wood attempted to stop her from leaving the home with Kobe.

“He grabbed my left leg. This action caused me extreme fear that I would fall and injure myself and Kobe,” she alleged. “[Wood] then physically grabbed and pushed me into the guest room. He immediately stood by the door and prevented me from leaving by holding the handle.” Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez claimed that Wood threatened if she left with their son, “he would kill me and I would never see the child again.”

Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez also alleged that Wood spat on her, choked her, and called her a “cheating bitch” during a Valentine’s Day celebration in Utah on February 14, 2024.

“His hands were so tight against my neck that I genuinely believed he was going to kill me,” Wood said. “Shortly after, he stopped and got off the bed.”

Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez demanded a restraining order against Wood and sole legal and physical custody of their son. The court awarded her a restraining order.

On December 19, Wood claimed that Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez">Lopez had refused to allow him to see Kobe or disclose his son’s current location. Wood said he “was compelled to seek assistance from the Child Abduction Unit, as reflected in the filing submitted on November 25, 2025.”

A hearing has been scheduled for January 14, where both sides will be heard.