D’Angelo Russell Was Scrolling Through His Phone On The Bench During Loss That Essentially Ended Lakers Season


by BroBible

BroBible— The Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of being eliminated from the playoffs after falling into a 3-0 hole against the Nuggets on Thursday night, and D’Angelo Russell has understandably caught some heat for pulling out his phone on the bench in the middle of the loss. The Denver Nuggets headed into their first-round […]

Los Angeles Times—Plaschke: Lakers stuck in mediocre hell with no hope in sight after season-ending loss. Sigh, scream, here we go again, same Lakers ending, same Lakers failure, same two tiresome words. What now? For the 13th time in 14 seasons, the Lakers have fallen far short in their bid to pile on another NBA championship, and, man, is this getting old. The latest quest ended Monday night with a 108-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets that cemented a four-games-to-one, first-round series defeat while resurrecting another version of the same old query. What next? What can the Lakers do to change this...

Yahoo Sports—Plaschke: Lakers stuck in mediocre hell with no hope in sight after season-ending loss. The Lakers aren't going to buy out LeBron James' contract or trade Anthony Davis, so fans better get used to the team underachieving in the playoffs.

The Guardian—Bucks’ Patrick Beverley hurls basketball at fans near end of season-ending loss. Bucks reserve guard shown on video hurling ball at spectatorBeverley asks reporter to leave post-game interview huddleIndiana oust Milwaukee to advance to second round of playoffsMilwaukee Bucks guard Pat Beverley indicated a video showing him throwing a ball at a spectator on Thursday was misleading but later added that “I have to be better”.Cameras showed Beverley sitting on the bench and tossing a ball into the stands and hitting a fan with about two and a half minutes left in Milwaukee’s...