Russell and Julius Randle were benched, because I assume the Lakers are in FULL TANK MODE, but whatever the case, Russell found a silver lining in coming off the bench.
DAR on playing w/o Kobe: "There's more ball movement. No disrespect to Kobe, but u just know u have more opportunities bc he's who he is."
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) December 8, 2015
The kid speaks the truth and the truth is never disrespectful.
The YOLO Kobe retirement tour won’t be including a lot of assists.