Lakers players are reportedly angry with rookie D’Angelo Russell after a video surfaced last week in which Russell appears to be secretly recording teammate Nick Young as he discusses relationships with other women.
Young is engaged to Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.
The video, apparently filmed in a hotel room, appeared on a celebrity gossip website last week. According to multiple reports late Tuesday and Wednesday, it has caused a divide in the Lakers locker room, with teammates distancing themselves from Russell, the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft.
ESPN.com, the first to report the rift, cited two incidents in which Russell was frozen out by teammates: first, at a breakfast meeting, when no other player sat at Russell’s table, and another where veteran guard Lou Williams walked away when Russell sat down next to him in the locker room.