LOS ANGELES — D’Angelo Russell got traded away by the Lakers, who were chasing stars. He’ll come back to face them Friday as just that.
The All-Star guard has the Nets on pace to make the playoffs. He’ll return to face the Lakers having a breakout season, and if Jazz beat the Hawks on Thursday, he’ll get the chance to have his new team eliminate his old one from playoff contention.
Russell is averaging 20.7 points and 6.9 assists. And if there were any questions about his stardom, he answered them with Tuesday’s master class while beating the Kings.