LA Lakers player Nick Young: Dolphin tried to kill me and take my girlfriend Iggy Azalea

Young and Azalea at the MTV Awards. Credit: PA

Baketball player Nick Young has told a press conference that a dolphin tried to kill him and take his girlfriend, pop star Iggy Azalea.

Young, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Azalea, a rapper, were swimming with dolphins in Mexico when the 'attack' took place.

"He was playing with everybody else, doing what dolphins do – the ‘ack ack’ and all that,” said Young.

“It was my time to ride the dolphin. For some reason, he took me all the way to the bottom. He was trying to drown me. But I saw it happening so I jumped out of the water and took off the little life vest and threw off my little water shoes and stayed outside.”

This dolphin obviously loved football star Lionel Messi. Credit: PA

"He went straight down. He was trying to kill me. I think he was trying to get on Iggy. He was a little friendly, kissing her and stuff. He was trying to take my woman."

Azalea then responded to Young's quotes, telling the Twittersphere that he is scared of dolphins: