D’Angelo Russell has lengthy been the main focus of a rumored commerce that may ship him to Atlanta in trade for Dejounte Murray.
So when the Lakers visited Atlanta on Tuesday evening, Hawks followers used the rumors to heckle Russell with chants of “we don’t want you” when he stepped to the free-throw line.
Hawks followers chanting “We don’t want you!” with D’Angelo Russell on the FT line pic.twitter.com/fdH7yysOP7
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 31, 2024
Atlanta went on to win the sport 138-122 and Russell completed with simply 9 factors and 5 assists on 3-11 subject objective taking pictures and 1-5 from three.
The forgettable efficiency put an finish to what had been a surprising run for the LA guard, with averages of 27.5 factors and 6.4 assists over his earlier eight video games.
D’ANGELO RUSSELL TRADE RUMORS
While the Lakers reportedly need to commerce Russell for Murray, the Hawks usually are not considering making the deal and would as a substitute want Murray to be dealt to a 3rd workforce in any potential deal, in line with ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
Atlanta is extra considering Austin Reaves than they’re in Russell, in line with a number of reviews, however it’s well-known at this level that the Lakers are very reluctant to let go of Reaves.
This leaves each groups at one thing of a stalemate, at the very least till they will discover further groups to get in on the deal.
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