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JJ Redick Decided To Bench D’Angelo Russell Over 1 Specific Play

JJ Redick Decided To Bench D’Angelo Russell Over 1 Specific Play

JJ Redick decided to bench D’Angelo Russell this week after 1 specific play rubbed him the wrong way.

Coming into this season, Russell repeatedly expressed how happy he was to be playing under Redick. He believed that Darvin Ham misused him and wasn’t a good coach, and hoped that Redick would be his salvation.

Turns out – Russell was the problem all along.

After this unfortunate sequence, Redick decided to bench him too:

People had some strong reactions to it:

Big picture, this is who Russell is. It’s who he always has been. And he’s unlikely to change any time soon.

He is a talented player – but a deeply flawed one in terms of the mental preparedness one need to be a star in the NBA.

There’s a reason the Lakers have wanted to trade him for two years. And there is a reason nobody has agreed to take him off their hands.

Anthony Amador

A graduate from the University of Texas, Anthony Amador has been credentialed to cover the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and high school games all over the Lone Star State. Currently, his primary beats are the NBA, MLB, NFL and UFC.
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