OT Lakers teammates 'isolating' D'Angelo Russell after video surfaces

[Draco]

Yeah I'm sure Iggy doesn't want to deal with this video about her private life in public. If Russell was some sort of morale do gooder he could've informed her. But what Russell did hurt her as well as Nick.

 

[Spud147]

As bad as this is I still can't see the Lakers giving him up on him yet. He's friggin' 19, we would be having to talk Marvin Barnes level of immaturity for him to be traded. Also, the other players would have to demand it.

The thing is he is being shunned by his teammates. How does an unusually immature 20 year old deal with that? How does a player thrive and improve in that kind of environment. I don't see how the Lakers can keep him.

 

[cardova08]

http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/07/the-50-craziest-sex-scandals-in-sports-history/

This was a fun article to peruse. Some athletes certainly should not be known for their outstanding moral fiber.

 

[Natebishop3]

Yeah I'm sure Iggy doesn't want to deal with this video about her private life in public. If Russell was some sort of morale do gooder he could've informed her. But what Russell did hurt her as well as Nick.

Well, and the thing that everyone is talking about right now is how the team is shunning Russell. That's a basketball related issue. They're shunning him because he wronged one of their teammates and broke their trust.

Young wronged his fiancee, so while they might think he's a scumbag, he didn't do anything to wrong the team. I'm sure we have all worked with someone that we thought was a scumbag at one point or another, but we continued to work with them because it's our job and we need money. Russell did something to one of their coworkers, and he could have easily done it to any one of them as well. I'm sure we've all said or done something at some point that would be extremely embarrassing if it was recorded and made public. So if I'm a Laker, I'm thinking I can't trust this dude and I'm not going to spend any time around him outside of work, or at work if I can avoid it.

 

[stampedehero]

HAHA The Lakers are like a dried up sea weed pond. Losers

 

[BBert]

I seem to recall this Swaggy Douche douche being filmed with some hot young girl and as she's getting into the limo he mugs the camera and says something crude about what he's going to do to her, that I'm sure made her dad glow with pride.

Fuck that Swaggy Douche douche. I doubt this affects his relationship with his girlfriend but I wish it would.

 

[BBert]

And yeah, Russell committed the ultimate sin. Fuck him too.

 

[Natebishop3]

And yeah, Russell committed the ultimate sin. Fuck him too.

I'm pretty sure that murder..... is the ultimate sin.

 

[Draco]

The thing is he is being shunned by his teammates. How does an unusually immature 20 year old deal with that? How does a player thrive and improve in that kind of environment. I don't see how the Lakers can keep him.

Well the Lakers probably won't keep any of those teammates except Clarkson, Randle next year anyways so I don't know how much it matters.

 

[Draco]

I'm pretty sure that murder..... is the ultimate sin.

Yeah that or child abusers. Russell made a poor decision but its nothing compared to anything like that.

Heck you could make an argument Derek Fisher is worse. Sleeping with your former teammates wife is kind of messed up.

 

[Blazers Roy]

 

[Spud147]

Well the Lakers probably won't keep any of those teammates except Clarkson, Randle next year anyways so I don't know how much it matters.

It doesn't look like players outside the Lakers want to play with him either.

 

[Draco]

It doesn't look like players outside the Lakers want to play with him either.

I guess he is following the footsteps of Kobe!

 

[jlprk]

Look, none of us is without sin. We have all done HCP's wife. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone at the glass house built on sand.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Russel is an idiot but not for breaking his teammates trust. He had such great ammo for blackmail/extortion and he just blew it for free. What a moron.

 

[BBert]

God our society is so fucked

Infidelity is not new or unique to our society or even more prevalent today than at other times in history.

 

[Natebishop3]

One thing that nobody knows for sure, maybe Iggy already knew about his fooling around? Maybe they have an open relationship? I don't presume to know his personal life, nor do I care.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

We should be focused less on the morality of what Russell did and focused more on how we could acquire him.

Russell wouldn't be asked to be a star here. We already have Lillard.

I would try McCollum straight up for him, though.

I would not consider it even for a moment.

 

[Sedatedfork]

Yeah that or child abusers. Russell made a poor decision but its nothing compared to anything like that.

Heck you could make an argument Derek Fisher is worse. Sleeping with your former teammates wife is kind of messed up.

Or being a Laker fan

 

[oldfisherman]

Look, none of us is without sin. We have all done HCP's wife.

This post is worthless without pictures or tape.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Man, wtf is going on these days?

They put video cameras in cellphones is what happened.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Iggy Azalea has a sex tape on the internet and it's not with Nick young.

Ew.

 

[Strenuus]

This is a quality thread. 10/10.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Man, wtf is going on these days?

Chick films Sterling and the league ousts him from his team.

Jahlil Okafor gets into fist fights and knocks people out.

Blake Griffin punches out the equipment guy and is out for like 2 months.

Kyrie's girl cheated on him and went back to her ex, who put up a photo of the two together in bed.

So much weird shit going on.

You don't actually think weird shit going on is a new phenomenon, do you?

 

[jlprk]

Close the thread! Close the thread!

http://www.basketballforum.com/portland-trail-blazers/365891-fire-pritchard-12.html#post4859585

 

[BonesJones]

Russell wouldn't be asked to be a star here. We already have Lillard.

I would try McCollum straight up for him, though.

I'll just pretend I never read this crap.

If we could acquire him for Vonleh, Plumlee and a future 1st then yeah but I don't see that happening

 

[BigGameDamian]

Lakers beat the Heat tonight and Russell played.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Look, none of us is without sin. We have all done HCP's wife. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone at the glass house built on sand.

I thought it was, "Let he who is without sin cast the first Prius."

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

 

[riverman]

We have all done HCP's wife

but we have never recorded it and sent it to HCP for review....this requires a special kind of dumb