Ex-Laker Christian Wood reportedly fires shots to scare off 3 men in L.A. home invasion

Christian Wooden was on the Lakers for one-plus seasons earlier than being launched in February. Ronald Martinez / Getty Photographs

Former Los Angeles Lakers ahead Christian Wooden reportedly fired gunshots to scare off three males who had damaged into an L.A. home he was inside on Wednesday afternoon.

The suspects busted by the again door of the multimillion-dollar dwelling within the 14800 block of Otsego Road in Sherman Oaks, the Los Angeles Police Division instructed The Athletic on Thursday. In line with a number of L.A. TV information stations, Wooden allegedly confronted the lads and fired three photographs towards the bottom.

The LAPD didn’t verify to The Athletic that Wooden was in the home, per its coverage of not releasing the names of victims. KCBS, Fox 11, KTLA and KNBC reported that Wooden was within the dwelling and fired the photographs.

Police instructed The Athletic that no property was taken, and the suspects, sporting black, drove away in a grey Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Wooden was with the Lakers from 2023 till February of this 12 months, when he was launched. The Lengthy Seaside native averaged 6.9 factors, 5.1 rebounds and 17.4 minutes per recreation in the course of the 2023-24 season however didn’t play final season due to a knee harm.

Wooden has performed for eight groups after ending his faculty profession at UNLV. He was an undrafted free agent and initially signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. For his profession, he averaged 13.6 factors and 7 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per recreation.