Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell delivered a standout performance in the two-overtime game against the Golden State Warriors. Following his impressive display, he criticized the media for constantly covering trade rumors involving him.
With the NBA trade deadline looming, trade rumors, especially those concerning D’Angelo Russell, have captured substantial media attention. Russell took the opportunity to express his thoughts on the matter in a recent post-game conference.
D’Angelo Russell fires at media for covering his Trade rumors
After a stellar performance against the Warriors, Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell expressed his emotions in a post-game conference. He criticized the media for incessantly covering trade rumors surrounding him, particularly those linking him to a potential trade offer for Dejounte Murray from the Hawks.
D’Lo was visibly frustrated and voiced his displeasure with the media’s focus on trade speculation rather than acknowledging his on-court achievements.
D’Angelo Russell addressed the media, stating, “I am just trying to give the media new headlines… you talk about trades and all that. So, you gotta talk about me making shots at some point.”
His response was was sharply aimed towards ongoing trade rumors, emphasizing that his on-court performances should be acknowledged as noteworthy headlines rather than the persistent trade speculations.
What’s the latest on D’Angelo Russell trade rumors?
Despite being entangled in trade rumors, D’Angelo Russell has consistently started games for the Lakers, and his recent performances have elevated his value.
D’Lo was mostly connected to a trade rumor related to the Atlanta Hawks. The Lakers were interested in bringing in Dejounte Murray and it was reported that they were willing to bundle in D’Lo with some draft compensation in exchange.
However, recent reports surfaced indicating that there have been no trade talks between the Hawks and the Lakers regarding Dejounte Murray. This could be attributed to D’Angelo Russell’s outstanding performances in recent games, making the Lakers consider him more valuable than Murray.
Even the Lakers ace’ LeBron James applauded him for his recent efforts. “With his skillset it is obvious. You know his ball handling is very shifty, and nonchalant but he is always tryna keep the guys go off-balance with his game… That move and transition were pretty damn good… that was dope, King James had said.”
Remains to be seen if D’Lo will be traded or if he will continues in the Purple and Gold for the rest of his contract. Given his consistent performances, the latter is now seemigly more plausible.
What do you think of D’Angelo Russell slamming the media? Do you think that the Lakers would trade D’Lo to bring in Murray? We are eager to hear your thoughts, so drop down in the comments and let us know.
