D’Angelo Russell’s rookie season didn’t exactly go smoothly, but at least he’s not afraid to admit it.
The Los Angeles Lakers point guard had a few off-court issues during the 2015-16 campaign, most notably a bizarre incident involving teammate Nick Young, in which he appeared to secretly film Young openly discussing cheating on his then-fiancée, Iggy Azalea. Young and Azalea since have broken up.
That leads us to a recent Foot Locker commercial starring 2016 NBA Draft prospect Ben Simmons as he asks for advice from recent draftees Karl-Anthony Towns, Devin Booker and Russell.
Russell’s response to Simmons couldn’t be more perfect.
https://youtu.be/ohJckDIpSPQ
You’d throw Simmons’ phone out the window too if your entire team shunned you for an ill-advised cell phone video.
Fortunately, it appears Russell is being a good sport about the whole thing, so hopefully the 20-year-old can put the incident behind him heading into next season.
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