Ex-porn star: At least 25 percent of NBA players have been blackmailed

Lisa Ann, a former porn star-turned-fantasy sports pro, warns that NBA players must take extra precautions to guard themselves against blackmail.

She guesses that at least 25 percent of pro ballers have become targets for hustlers who want money in exchange for silence.

"Most stories of NBA players getting hustled do not shock me since I've probably heard the worst from girls talking on porn sets about the things they do to players," explained Lisa Ann in an article for Complex. "I've heard girls say they make sure he is married or in a relationship before going back to his hotel with him. Once there they wait for their moment alone with his wallet and take photos of all of his credit cards and his ID."

She continued:

The final part of the plan is blackmail. You would be shocked how many NBA players have had been blackmailed in an effort to keep their privacy. My guess is a minimum of 25 percent of NBA players have dealt with blackmail at some point in their career. I've heard girls brag about long-term hustles where they have a player paying their rent and expenses just to keep them quiet and out of their family life.

Ann also wrote that strip clubs pose a danger to young players, pointing to the New York Knicks' Cleanthony Early getting shot in the leg and robbed after leaving a strip club late in December:

Will we ever know what really led up to Early's Uber getting boxed in a mile outside of a strip club and him then getting shot in the leg and robbed? Most likely not. To compound most clubs' already intense secrecy, many establishments, especially those in the northeast, are heavily connected with a cop or two and get away with things you couldn't even imagine.