A woman by the name of Alexis Jones is claiming that Lakers players Jordan Clarkson and Nick Young sexually harassed her and her mom at a red light.
The incident allegedly happened Sunday around 7:30 pm near the intersection of La Brea and Melrose avenues in Hollywood. “.@Lakers 2 of your “men” @NickSwagyPYoung & @JClark5on just sexually harassed my mom & me. @NBA this has to stop,” Jones tweeted Monday. She also posted a photo of Nick Young, Jordan Clarkson and other unidentified men appearing to hang out the window of a car. “They bailed when I pulled out my phone,” she added.
Jones said that she and her mother, 68, were leaving dinner Sunday night when they stopped their car at the intersection. It was then that Swaggy P and Company pulled up in their jeep and as Jones says, began making “vulgar, sexual” gestures toward her mother.
“She was super rattled. That’s the truth. It scared her,” Jones said. “We were in a small car, and they were in a big Jeep, and it was a bunch of big dudes. They’re leaning out of the car and making vulgar, sexual gestures. My mom was really shocked. That immediately turned into sobbing.”
The irony in all of this is that Alexis Jones happens to be an activist for women’s rights, specifically when it comes to athletes. “The irony is I created a program called ‘ProtectHer’ out of the urgency to address sexual abuse in athletics, and I was on phone calls with the NBA as of Friday talking with them about integrating this message and this program into the NBA,” Jones added.
Lakers spokesman John Black has since called Jones to apologize on the players’ behalf, saying that they are taking Jones’ “very seriously.” According to ESPN, Lakers offered to have Jones come in to speak with Clarkson and Young, but she was unable to. She said she requested a call with them to talk through the issue and hopefully receive an apology, but that request was declined. She has reached out to both players via social media in search of an apology but so far, nothing.
The bright side is that the Lakers have spoken to Jones about the possibility of her speaking to the Lakers regarding her ‘ProtectHer’ campaign.
