So now two of the guys picked ahead of KP- Russell and OK4- have shown some major flaws in their respective characters.

Funny thing is that while OK4's incident might be considered the more serious by society in general, what Russell did is more significant to his peers, and potentially an issue affecting play on the court.

I did not see the video...and don't really want to. Just amazed at Russell's thought process...or lack of one.

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Sources: Russell tapes Young, opens Lakers rift
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SVP on Lakers: 'This is not the kind of thing that just goes away' (1:18)

Scott Van Pelt weighs in on the atmosphere surrounding the Lakers' locker room. Sources told ESPN.com that some teammates' trust in D'Angelo Russell is eroding after a video came out last week of a private conversation with Nick Young. (1:18)

The Los Angeles Lakers, sputtering to the end of Kobe Bryant's farewell season with the worst record in franchise history, face a fresh crisis involving prized rookie point guard D'Angelo Russell, according to team sources.

Sources told ESPN.com that some teammates' trust in Russell is eroding after a video surfaced in the past week that shows Russell recording a private conversation between himself and teammate Nick Young. Young does not appear to realize he is being taped.

The video, which is believed to have come to light last week via the Twitter account of a celebrity gossip site, shows Russell filming Young while asking questions about Young being with other women. Young got engaged to Australian rapper Iggy Azalea last summer.

While it's unclear how the video became public, sources say the resulting tension in the Lakers' locker room in recent days was among the factors that contributed to L.A.'s limp showing in Salt Lake City on Monday night, when they absorbed a 48-point pounding from the Utah Jazz. The loss was the Lakers' worst in franchise history.

D'Angelo Russell's teammates are "isolating him" after a video he secretly took of a conversation with Nick Young was made public.

Various Lakers officials are aware of the issue and are dismayed with Russell, sources say, but to this point they have chosen not to intervene.

"Right now," one source said, "they're handling it by isolating him."

Austin Brown, Russell's agent from Creative Artists Agency, declined to comment when reached Tuesday.

Said one team insider: "This was a prank gone wrong and a mistake by [Russell], and he has to be held accountable, but I would hope he isn't overly criticized for it."

The emergence of the video, sources said, has been the talk of the locker room for the past several days and has led to a tangible strain between Russell and some teammates.

At a recent breakfast meeting, one source said, no Laker would sit with Russell at his table. The source added that, in another instance, Russell came into the locker room and sat next to guard Lou Williams, who got up and walked away.

"It's bad," one team source told ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne. "It's about as bad as it can get. There were trust issues already. Now there's no trust."

In the video, Russell asks Young at one point, "You was 30 and she was 19?" referencing Young's age and the age of another woman that Young said that he met in a nightclub.

"What about Amber Rose?" Russell later says, mentioning another celebrity.

"No, she knows my girl," Young is recorded as saying.

Later in the conversation, while apparently still recording, Russell is heard telling Young, "I'm glad you told my video all that."

"Huh?" Young says, turning his face toward Russell before the video cuts off.

The Lakers have long considered Russell to be a key part of their future after using the No. 2 overall pick to select him a year ago and raved about his "superstar" potential on the night they drafted him. Even Lakers coach Byron Scott, whose handling of Russell this year has been scrutinized, came into the season speaking of him in the same breath as Lakers legend Magic Johnson when describing Russell's court vision.

Russell started the Lakers' first 20 games before being moved to the bench along with second-year forward Julius Randle. And Scott, on countless occasions this season, has publicly questioned Russell's maturity.

"He's such a kid," Scott said in February. "I told him the other day, 'You're 19, but sometimes I think you're 14.'"

Russell is averaging 13.1 points, 3.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds over 27.5 minutes in 72 games this season.

Young hasn't played in 10 games and didn't travel with the team to Salt Lake City because of gastroenteritis, according to the team.
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here's a few jumps-- albeit from a couple of gossip sites-- that show that russell's father is really kind of a sketchy dude, just like okafor's father:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2539157-dangelo-russells-father-antonio-arrested-latest-details-mugshot-and-more

http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/kendall-jenner-boyfriend-dangelo-russell-family-drug-secret/

http://www.tmz.com/2015/08/07/dangelo-russell-not-guilty/

If I'm a Laker teammate, he deserves NEGATIVE TRUST from here on out. He would have to beg for forgiveness and make amends every day for the next 5 years, and then maybe they should acknowledge him.

yellowboy90 wrote:Oh yeah, perfect time to trade for him. I'm kind of serious. Also, if he let Young know he was taping him at the end it's not like he had serious ill intentions unless he then leaked the tape after they got into a fight or something. This reminds me of the Kobe incident when he put SHaq( I believe) on blast.

JR Smith being sued for $2M by the guy he had issues with on the street.

OK4 caught on video doing his thing.

Mark Sanchez getting recorded by the two women he invited to his apartment.

If you are a celebrity, politician, or a major athlete at the pro/college level, you now have to assume that ANYTHING you do is being observed and recorded in some form or another.

The problem with this particular incident is that somebody you trusted betrayed you.

This is why Jeter had a place for people to leave their cell phones when he invited them into his house.

Russell is a teenager. This is what you expect. Oka4 is a teenager.
KP was already playing with Men for two years so he has a different perspective. He was also not a big time star yet so he was not worshipped as a child in the AAU environment or highschool where recruitment is a huge ego boost.
Then he was the darling freshman so it just feeds on itself.

Too bad Charles oakly just don't come out and slap him at half court.
Trade him? C'mon now!

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EnySpree wrote:This is conduct detrimental to the team. Nobody can trust this kid. His agent, team management, other celebs.... kid might have ruined his life. At least that's how I see it. Times have seriously changed if Russell somehow comes out ok over this. Or even better flips it into him becoming a victim. If I was the Lakers, I'd fine him. That would end the riff in the locker room and force them to move on. They can't move on when the locker room is tainted like this.

https://hollywoodlife.com/2016/03/30/nick-young-video-dangelo-russell-shunned-lakers/

Those of you who have been cheated on will be truly baffled by this. Instead of standing by D’Angelo Russell for allegedly airing Nick Young’s dirty laundry, and potentially keeping Iggy Azalea from marrying a cheater, the Los Angeles Lakers have decided to turn their backs on their rookie point guard. How absurd is that?

“D’Angelo is in the doghouse with the Lakers, everyone is mad at him,” a team source has shared EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife.com. “Basically the NBA has endless groupies and everyone cheats on their girlfriends or wives, so to do this video and and have it get out there showing Nick admitting that he hooks up with girls other than his girlfriend just shows to everyone that D’Angelo can’t be trusted.”

Seems that part of the trust issue might have to do with the fact that players will have to hide their groupie flings from Russell's eyes.

I think he may have a problem with judgement, but his character seems fine.