Even Luke Walton Can Have Lady Issues

Luke Walton has been teased by his teammates every now and then for being a “pretty boy” that the ladies drool over. Even Britney Spears was once rumored to be interesting in dating the young forward. So while Walton may have no difficulty in dealing with the women, recent reports have indicated that one certain female may be giving him some trouble. According to the Orange County Register, an obsessed fan was apparently following Walton around Los Angeles over the past year, and Luke told Kevin Ding of the register how it all played out:

 

“She seemed nice enough (when she first began appearing regularly outside the Lakers’ El Segundo practice facility for autographs), and there are a lot of people who are out there all the time. I would sign stuff for them most of the time, but every once in a while you’re in a rush trying to get somwhere after practice. So one time I waved and said I had to be somewhere. And I saw her reach her pen out, and I didn’t think anything of it, and when I got to my house, I saw I had a big blue mark all down the side of my car from her Sharpie pen. So then I was like, ‘That’s messed up. I sign stuff for her all the time. Now she does that; I’m not going to sign anything for her anymore.’ That’s before I knew she was stalking me.”

“It was more an annoyance than anything else until recently when she did that gun thing (gesturing at him with her hand as if shooting at him). And then I was like, ‘All right. Now she’s crossed the line.”

I would have thought that the Sharpie incident, along with the whole “sitting for hours in a parked car with tinted windows in front of my house” thing was crossing the line, but a freaking gun gesture?! Yeah Luke, I’d say that’s definitely crossing the line.

Due to their prominent public image, I am actually surprised that we don’t hear more stories about professional athletes being stalked by random strangers. However, I am thankful that we don’t. It’s good that Luke finally got the police involved in the situation so hopefully let’s hope we hear the last of this.

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