For the Lakers who , as , there is one inescapable fact: with almost no exceptions, Ru sell will be
Troy Tulowitzki Jersey a Laker for much longer than anyone else on the roster. Everyone likes a principled stand, but everyone likes No. 2 draft picks more.However you judge the actions of Ru sell, who teammate Nick Young discu sing dalliances with other women in a hotel-room gab se sion, the result is going to be the same. , and as a result, teammates have taken to giving Ru sell a collective cold shoulder. Maybe Ru sell broke some unspoken guy rule, maybe he is a no-conscience fink, maybe he is a young guy playing a prank that got out of hand.MORE: | "Nothing to talk about," Ru sell said () as he leftthe Lakers' practice facility without doing interviews. (UPDATE: He and Young beforeWednesday night's game.)And there may not be.Hes the franchise cornerstone, and the franchise is going to stick with him. There has been much hand-wringing over what Ru sells boneheadedne s might do to the Lakers locker room, but the Lakers dont have much locker room camaraderie as it is. Theyre 15-59, and they have (at most) only six players, other than Ru sell, under contract next season. Does anyone think Ru sells stunt will have any impact on the fabric of this team, which has pretty much been unraveled from the outset of the season?Certainly, . A repeat offense would be bad. But this scans as the error in judgment that one unnamed team source described to ESPN asa "
Jaime Garcia Jersey prank gone wrong."Young has been terrible this year, shooting 33.9 percent from the field and averaging a career-low 7.3 points. There was a chance, even without the Ru sell incident, he was going to be waived this summer, the Lakers eating the remaining $11 million on his ill-advised contract. He has the biggest beef against Ru sell, of course, but there could very well only be nine games left in the Ru sell-Young tandem, anyway.MORE: Forward Brandon Ba s has a player option worth $3.1 million, and could very well opt out and become a free agent this summer. That would leave Lou Williams as the only veteran on the roster.The other Lakers second-year playersJulius Randle and Jordan Clarkson (who likely will re-sign) and fellow rookiesLarry Nance Jr. andAnthony Brown have a distinct interest in letting the Young-Ru sell kerfuffle pa s. For one thing, if the Lakers are to pull themselves out of the last five years doldrums, guys like Ru sell, Randle and Clarkson figure to be a part of it. Also, its never wise for teammates to
Toronto Blue Jays Jersey hold grudges against their point guards. Hes the one deciding who gets the ball, after all. The only thing Im disappointed about is it got out,Lakers coach ByronScott said (), despite his frequent criticisms of Ru sell. Were a family and we try to keep everything in house. Thats the only thing Im disappointed.Ru sell might have seen his reputation take a hit in the past week with the news of the leaking of his Young video. But unle s he is a serial videographer, this
Devon Travis Jersey is not something that will stick with him. The bulk of the current Lakers roster will be gone by Summer League, and its probable the team will have a new coach then. On a different team, one that was just building up into a winner and featured a slew of long-term pieces, this might be an i sue going forward. Not with this team, though.Like Forrest Gump on the first day of school, D'Angelo Ru sell #1 is having a hard time fitting in with his teammates these days. MORE: LA Lakers guard Nick Young's infidelity is exposed. http://bit.ly/1M1kLH9Posted by on Wednesday, March 30, 2016MORE: Its not going to be a deterrent for potential free-agents looking to sign with the Lakers, either. One prominent agent was asked about players now
Kevin Pillar Jersey being scared off from playing with Ru sell. He laughed. No, he said. The Lakers have money and theyre in LA. Thats what players are interested in most.His fellow Lakers, then, can continue to shun Ru sell as much as they like. Its not hard to imagine how bad the guy feels about the entire situation, and maybe his teammates are justified in spending the seasons final three weeks hammering home his regrets.But it just doesnt matter. Ru sell is not going anywhere. His teammates might not like him, but he is going to get a whole new cropby next year, anyway.
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