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Report: Russell tapes Young, fuels Lakers rift

ESPN is reporting that Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell taped a conversation with teammate Nick Young, and the sensitive material has been made public, causing locker room-wide issues for the struggling club.

Earlier this week, a celebrity gossip site shared a brief video from Russell, who was recording teammate Nick Young talking about being with other women, according to the ESPN report. Young is engaged to rapper Iggy Azalea.

The recording was apparently made without Young's knowledge of his being recorded, ESPN reported.

ESPN reports the fallout has been severe:

While it's unclear how the video became public, sources say the resulting tension in the Lakers' locker room in recent days was among the factors that contributed to L.