In his introductory press conference, D’Angelo Russell mentioned that he finally spoke to Kobe Bryant just yesterday for the first time. He mentioned the process shocking him for how quickly it moved, but also what he looks forward to as a Laker.
As per usual with tradition nowadays, Kobe Bryant came up, and Russell sounded thrilled to play with the Mamba. This, via Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times.
D’Angelo Russell said he spoke to Kobe Bryant yesterday, told Bryant he’s a “sponge” – wants to learn “everything”
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) June 29, 2015
Russell is obviously saying all the right things here, but it sounds legitimately genuine.