With seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of a one-point game, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott subbed D’Angelo Russell in for Marcelo Huertas.
Such peripheral movement for any NBA team doesn't normally cause a stir when the calendar reads November, but the second overall pick’s crunch-time minutes, and how they relate to his individual development, have so far been the Lakers' most controversial storyline this season.
It's an organization that should focus on cultivating an environment in which its young prospects grow, learn and prosper, but from the outside looking in, they're doing the exact opposite.
Heading into Wednesday night's game against the Orlando Magic, Russell did not play a single second in three of L.A.’s seven fourth quarters. But the straw that (maybe?) broke the camel’s back came against the Miami Heat on Tuesday, when Scott didn’t put Russell back in after removing him from a close game late in the third quarter.
In the eye of Laker nation, it's a problem when the future of its franchise is on the bench instea ...
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Don’t Blame Byron Scott for D’Angelo Russell’s 4th-Quarter Minutes
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