LOS ANGELES -- With 2:31 seconds left in the fourth quarter Tuesday at Staples Center, Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott benched his rookie point guard D'Angelo Russell.
At that point, the Lakers trailed the Dallas Mavericks by two points. On the Lakers' possession prior to making the substitution, Russell had missed a 3-point shot that would have given his team the lead.
Russell, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 draft, watched the rest of the game from the bench as the Mavericks went on to win, 92-90, dropping the Lakers to 9-38.