D’Angelo Russell Doesn’t Have Time For Meaningless Games As A Rookie

D’Angelo Russell most recently threw some serious shade at the Lakers’ fan base and we’re not too sure how that’ll pan out in the 2015 season.

On the one hand of this situation, you have a kid one year out of college trying to adjust to a grown man’s game who hasn’t fully understood that whatever he says will be in the spotlight no matter what.

And a large part of that is because he is with the Los Angeles Lakers.

In his second brush with letting the world know how he feels about something this off-season, calling the Lakers’ fans “spoiled” might not have been the best course of action.

But on the flip side, maybe he is telling the truth.

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Russell called some of the fans spoiled after there was a lot of unforgiving responses to him tweeting that Tracy McGrady is the GOAT.

Many took this tweet as a shot at Kobe Bryant, perhaps over his lack of welcoming gestures to all of the new teammates — Russell thinks that’s just crazy talk.

Russell made sure to try and clarify his comments in an interview with the LA Daily News.

In the interview, he details how he never meant any harm or ill-will towards the Lakers, especially Kobe Bryant.

After apologizing to Bryant for the comments and the whole situation, Kobe responded in a way that only Kobe could really do.

He told young D’Angelo Russell that it was pretty much time to shock the world and prove the doubters wrong.

Russell’s off-season social wildfires have given the Lakers something to look into since there’s no action on the court for a little while longer.

Without even starting a regular season game yet for the Lakers, Russell has shown that he’s not going to be afraid to speak his mind.

It’s not what a lot of Lakers’ fans wanted to hear, but if you really feel that his comments were directly targeting you, then maybe you aren’t the super fan you could be.

Not saying you’re a bad fan, but there’s room for potential.

Younger players are not going to be as sensitive early on in their NBA career with what they say, especially on the social media.

That should be a give in by now.

Other than Russell, whose comments weren’t even bad, former Texas A & M star and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel — better known as “Johnny Football” — knew how to use Twitter and Instagram for all the wrong reasons.

As Manziel’s career continues to unfold with the Cleveland Browns, it’s refreshing to see that a change of pace and the addition of maturity is starting to take form for the young quarterback.

Bottom Line: Get over it, LA.

Out of all of the things that could’ve happened this off-season, Russell comments shouldn’t be made into a mountain if they weren’t intended to hurt the team or anyone specifically.

I say it’s time we let it go and look forward to him putting his game where his mouth is.