DAngelo

Even if D’Angelo Russell didn’t know at that moment that his quick-strike basket would be one of the catalysts for the Lakers in the fourth quarter, he had to sense that something was needed in Game 4.The Lakers were reeling, down seven…

The Lakers need point guard D’Angelo Russell to shine with the light becoming the brightest in the NBA playoffs, but he has mostly faded.Even when he was asked how he could help Anthony Davis get more touches against the defense of the…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  D’Angelo Russell dribbled up the court and took the Lakers’ first shot of Game 1 of the first-round playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies.Clang went his three-pointer.Russell dribbled up the court again and took…

It’s going to take more than the memories of eight missed shots, or having to watch his team without him on the court, to shake something that seems unshakable.Three games into his return to the Lakers, it was clear D’Angelo Russell was…

The Lakers’ lead over Phoenix had dwindled to one in the fourth quarter Wednesday when D’Angelo Russell returned to the floor after a rest on the bench.There was a sense of uncertainty and dread filling Crypto.com Arena. The Suns were…

Calm and quick, all at once.It’s how D’Angelo Russell can move with the basketball in his hands, slickly navigating defenses with patience before darting to the spot he wants to get to.It’s a deceptive speed, things happening faster than…

After going through a full practice Thursday, D’Angelo Russell will be available to play for the Lakers on Friday against the Toronto Raptors at Crypto.com Arena after missing the last six games with a sprained right ankle.Russell said he…

Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell is not likely to play Sunday when the team plays against the Mavericks in Dallas.“I doubt he’ll play Sunday,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Friday of Russell, who sprained his right ankle during the first…

D’Angelo Russell was a teenager when the Lakers drafted him second overall in the 2015 NBA draft, a 19-year-old still trying to find his way as a player and a teammate during a time when he had “some growing pains.”Russell is back with the…

The toxic Russell Westbrook is gone. A grown-up D’Angelo Russell is here.The distracting Patrick Beverley is gone. The skilled Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt and Mo Bamba are here.By the time the NBA trade deadline passed Thursday…