D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Adopting A Professional Attitude

Ugh he'll never live that down and gonna cost him big time. He was an iffy first team all rookie, now, I think he'll fall to the second team. He'll loss endorsements in the near future until he does something special.

 

i think realdeal nailed it: my primary disappointment is that the organization hasn't better guided these guys. kobe's not really the mentor type, so the closest thing you have is what, bass? freaking mwp? if the head coach had been a stronger leader, maybe that offsets the weird roster surrounding the young guys, but man, you've got them being shepherded by nick young and gilbert arenas. I can't stress this enough: these guys are buddies with gilbert arenas.

 

Are people really that mad that Clarkson and Russell are talking about DMing girls?

 

Where did you hear that they're hanging out with Gilbert Arenas? Last I heard, Nick Young and Arenas were having some beef so why would Swaggy's younger teammates be hanging out with him?

 

NIck: "We ain't friends"

 

I keep everything private. D'Angelo would be wise to keep his thought and his actions to himself and those closest around him. That's just the best way to operate when you're a public figure. Exercise caution and discretion at all cost.

 

only old fogies like therealdeal

 

Oooooh ..... a ........

 

Man I looooove your sig!

 

Basketball and competitiveness with KG yeah, but anything else like his crazed, foul mouthed, spitting, cheap shot, pick on smaller guys act and back your a** up like a punk when someone actually your size is coming after you, hope Towns can separate out from what he adopts.

 

God I hope not or The Beast is going to have to lay him out with one of his spinning, leveraged, high speed, elbows up if Towns didn't-have-position-and-wanted-to-contest .....legal moves to the basket. Just like he was willing already to get right back in KG's grill during the season.

 

But is there anything in the article that surprised you? Clarkson just said why he uses it and Russell talks about how he uses it and how he protects himself.

 

A lot of stuff doesn't need to be said and to be honest Russell's comment could be helpful to future athletes to protect themselves from being catfished or accidentally getting involved in statutory rape. Yes it is preferable for them to stay quiet but I don't think their comments are worth fussing about. And them talking about it doesn't mean they are more likely to get in trouble. They are not the first athletes to talk about their sex lives nor will they be the last.