D’Angelo Russell‘s NBA career has always felt like it has never quite reached the level it should have.
Whether it is a lack of consistency that has seen numerous teams give up on him is unclear, yet he produced a stellar display for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday evening.
With a potentially challenging fixture against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, Russell exploded with a 44-point night, which he described as the result of public humiliation.