D'Angelo Russell Gets His Revenge On The Lakers

Revenge is a dish best served cold. For D'Angelo Russell he finally got his revenge on the Lakers on March 22nd. Russell scored 21 points and had 13 assists to end the hopes of the Laker's playoff. D'Angelo Russell has broken LeBron James streak of 13 straight playoff appearances.

To understand how big of a revenge game this is for D'Angelo Russell we have to look back to the comments Magic Johnson made when they traded him away. When Magic Johnson traded Russell away he said that Russell wasn't a leader. Magic also said that he needed someone who can make others better and that players want to play with. To be fair the Lakers didn't seem to want to play with Russell after the infamous iPhone scandal with Nick Young.

D'Angelo Russell is averaging 6.9 assists a game, he's really proving Magic wrong on not being a leader. In fact D'Angelo currently has the Brooklyn Nets in playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, currently in 7th.

Russell is quickly making a name for himself around the league. He became an All-Star for the first time this year and he's been on a tear this season. Since the All-Star game Russell is averaging 22.3 points and 8.1 assists a game. He's been on a tear this season and seems to be out right trying to prove Magic wrong.

Magic Johnson looks like a terrible GM now trading Russell away for Timofey Mozgov, Brook Lopzen and a draft pick, who turned into Kyle Kuzma. Timofey Mozgov is an overpaid center who isn't on the team anymore, Lopez is on a tear from the 3 point land for the Bucs. Kyle Kuzma looks like a star but the Lakers are trying to trade him away for any asset. 2 of those 3 players aren't on the team anymore and the other one isn't an All-Star. Russell is an All-Star who could've helped the Lakers make the playoffs this year.

When D'Angelo Russell hit a clutch 3, over his former Lakers, he turned around and silence the fans. This was more than just a 3 pointer for Russell, he was silencing all the haters and critics. He has finally lived up to his potential, that Magic never saw. Russell destroyed the Lakers playoff hopes and proved to Magic why he should've never traded him.