LAS VEGAS >> Like the end of any trip here, sometimes it becomes a better idea just to rest.
This did not entail abstaining from prolonging any fun at the casinos or nightclubs. Instead, Lakers second-year guard D’Angelo Russell sat out of the team’s consolation game against the Utah Jazz on Friday at Thomas & Mack Center.
The outcome bore even less significance than when the Lakers (3-1) won their first three summer-league games here. So instead of stepping on the court to exert his scoring dominance, Russell sat before gearing up for the U.S. Select team, which practices next week from Monday through Friday.