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Aside from being one of the brightest stars in the league right now, Minnesota Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell probably has the most amazing collection of tattoos in the NBA. The 24-year-old Ohio State product entered the league with only a couple of tattoos at his disposal but re-emerged in the summer of 2017 covered with […]

During the 2015-16 season, Los Angeles Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell filmed shooting guard Nick Young admitting that he cheated on his fiancée, Iggy Azalea. Russell and Young were close friends before this all went down. Russell filmed the video without Young’s consent, though. The video somehow got leaked to the public and all hell […]

The 2019-20 NBA season couldn’t end soon enough for the Golden State Warriors, who experienced an abysmal fall from grace after making it to the NBA Finals for five straight years. These are the 10 storylines that defined what was otherwise a season to forget for Steve Kerr’s crew. Stephen Curry breaks his left hand […]

D’Angelo Russell of the Minnesota Timberwolves joined a peaceful protest in Louisville on Saturday in honor of Breonna Taylor, who would have celebrated her 27th birthday on Friday. Russell recorded a video showing him chanting “No justice, no peace!” and Taylor’s name alongside his fellow protestors. D’Angelo Russell joined protesters in Louisville in remembrance and […]

When D’Angelo Russell’s current contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves expires in the summer of 2023, the All-Star guard will have made $140,343,478 in NBA money, per Spotrac. Russell entered the NBA in 2015 with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the No. 2 overall pick of the 2015 draft. The lefty made $5,103,120 during his […]

LeBron James has played with a lot of terrific players in his career. Some of them include Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with the Miami Heat, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and now, Anthony Davis with the Los Angeles Lakers. Looking back, however, James could have very well started his Hollywood […]

D’Angelo Russell entered the NBA in 2015 and has already played for four teams. The lefty was initially drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft out of Ohio State. Since then, D’Lo has played for the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Lakers […]

D’Angelo Russell’s career took a turn for the better once the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with him, sending him to the Brooklyn Nets in efforts to unload salary and carve up a vacancy at point guard. Despite suffering an injury that kept him out for a stretch of the 2017-18 season, the now-Minnesota Timberwolves […]

D’Angelo Russell has been amazing for the Minnesota Timberwolves since he arrived in February following a blockbuster trade with the Golden State Warriors. The league suspension actually cut short what was looking like a great partnership between himself and Wolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns. One thing is clear, though: Russell has gone quite a long way […]

D’Angelo Russell entered the NBA in 2015. Since then, he’s played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves and made $50,302,978 through his NBA contracts, per Spotrac. The Lakers selected Russell with the second overall pick in the 2015 draft out of Ohio State. The lefty averaged 13.2 points, 3.4 […]

New information has surfaced regarding the New York Knicks’ botched trade deal for D’Angelo Russell in February. The former Golden State Warriors All-Star point guard ultimately landed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but as it turns out, the Knicks were actually one of the front-runners for Russell’s services at one point. According to a report by […]

During his 16-year NBA career, Dwyane Wade was undoubtedly one of the most exciting stars in the NBA. His mix of athleticism, tenacity and natural scoring ability made Wade must-watch TV for the majority of his career. However, now that he’s retired, Wade has now turned his focus on the stars of today. In a […]

It has now become a natural occurrence for NBA players to do public broadcasts on Instagram Live. This has been one of the most common side effects of quarantine life. D’Angelo Russell of the Minnesota Timberwolves was recently on one, and he even gave his own version of the league’s all-time starting 5. The Timberwolves […]

D’Angelo Russell did not exactly spend a whole lot of time with the Golden State Warriors. He was signed-and-traded there back in July, played there for a few months and was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the deadline in February. However, Russell enjoyed is stay in the Bay, even if it was very […]

Golden State Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob was among those in the organization who initially believed D’Angelo Russell was the kind of impact player the Dubs needed in Kevin Durant’s absence. But while Lacob acknowledged Russell played well for the Warriors when he was healthy, he noted the decision to trade him to the Minnesota […]

The Golden State Warriors were having a miserable 2019-20 campaign prior to the untimely suspension of the season. After imposing their dominance on the NBA for the last half-decade, Golden State found itself in unfamiliar territory at the bottom of the league standings. In fact, right before the league-hiatus, the Warriors became the only team […]

Former Brooklyn Nets players D’Angelo Russell and Jared Dudley took to Twitter to react to the news of the Nets and head coach Kenny Atkinson parting ways. Dudley and Russell were on the Nets last season and both developed close and positive relationships with Atkinson: Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/Ilv17U93Uo — Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) March 7, 2020 😶 […]

Life has been good for D’Angelo Russell since he made the move to the Minnesota Timberwolves prior to the February trade deadline. So much so, that on Friday night, the 6-foot-4 point guard reached a statistical milestone that has been achieved by only two other players in the past — no less than Philadelphia 76ers […]

The NBA has fined the Minnesota Timberwolves $25,000 for violating the league’s policy on resting players. The Timberwolves have been fined $25,000 for violating the league’s player resting policy when team rested D’Angelo Russell — a healthy player — during a road game on Feb. 23. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 27, 2020 The Timberwolves […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the midst of a terrible season, and many fans are clamoring for them to go into full-blown tank mode to finish out this campaign. The Timberwolves had other ideas Wednesday night against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat, erasing a late 12-point deficit to steal a 129-126 victory. While the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Miami Heat were in a back-and-forth game on Wednesday. With the game tight late in the fourth quarter, you might expect an offensive-minded player like D’Angelo Russell to be subbed out for the sake of defense. However, Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders put his trust in the newly acquired Russell, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell knows analytics tell you not to shoot long twos. However, the new Timberwolves franchise point guard doesn’t sound like someone who is going to stop shooting them. “There’s a fine line of making those shots you take, trying to relieve the pressure off coach eliminating those shots from […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves landed highly-coveted guard D’Angelo Russell in a deal with the Golden State Warriors before the NBA Trade Deadline. However, with the Timberwolves’ current sorry state, it seems that they’ll have to wait until next season for the Karl Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell tandem to make a run for the postseason. Minny […]

Minnesota Timberwolves president Gersson Rosas traded Andrew Wiggins to the Golden State Warriors to acquire D’Angelo Russell because Minnesota had a glaring need at point guard. With that said, one could argue both teams won the trade. The Timberwolves finally got their All-Star point guard next to big man Karl-Anthony Towns, while the Warriors got […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell didn’t practice on Saturday. The Timberwolves are going to have planned rest days for Russell moving forward. Minnesota head coach Ryan Saunders is unsure if Russell will play on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets: D’Angelo Russell did not practice today. Minnesota has put in planned rest days for […]

With Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson coming back next season, the Golden State Warriors had no need for D’Angelo Russell and thus traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins. You could argue both teams won the trade. The Timberwolves finally got their All-Star point guard next to star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, while […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns desperately wants to return to the court this season to play with star point guard D’Angelo Russell, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Towns will miss at least the next two weeks for the Timberwolves after fracturing his wrist. There are some in Minnesota who believe Towns […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has wanted D’Angelo Russell in Minnesota next to him for a while. That’s why Towns had to make sure president Gersson Rosas wasn’t joking when he called and said Russell was finally a member of the Timberwolves, via Marc Stein of The New York Times: Minnesota and Golden State reached […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell isn’t happy with ESPN reporter Nick Friedell. Friedell, who covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN, went on TV on Tuesday and said the Timberwolves aren’t going to win with Karl-Anthony Towns and Russell, Minnesota should trade Towns and the Warriors moved on from Russell because of his […]

D’Angelo Russell made his highly anticipated debut for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday following a deadline-day trade from the Golden State Warriors. The one-time All-Star logged 22 points (on 7-of-12 shooting), four triples, five assists, a steal, and six turnovers in 32 minutes of play, and despite his relatively impressive showing, it is clear that […]

D’Angelo Russell made his Minnesota Timberwolves debut on Monday night, and perhaps for the first time in over two months, Karl-Anthony Towns had some real fun playing on the basketball court. Despite the 137-126 loss to the Toronto Raptors, Towns was in good spirits. The former no. 1 overall pick expressed his happiness about playing […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were finally able to unveil their coveted acquisition, getting D’Angelo Russell to suit up in the starting lineup alongside longtime AAU friend Karl-Anthony Towns against the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. Let’s judge how he did in his first game as a Timberwolf, a 137-126 loss to Toronto. D’Angelo Russell Grade: B+ […]

All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell will make his Minnesota Timberwolves debut on Monday against the Toronto Raptors. Russell didn’t play on Saturday due to a quad injury. The Timberwolves acquired the lefty from the Golden State Warriors: D’Angelo Russell will play tonight, Ryan Saunders says — Chris Hine (@ChristopherHine) February 10, 2020 Russell is the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves stars Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell each purchased 1,000 tickets for Wednesday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets. The two All-Stars are offering them to fans for free on the Timberwolves’ official website: To show appreciation for fan support on Saturday, Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell each purchased 1,000 tickets for Wednesday's game vs. […]

Draymond Green gave his two cents on the recent trade that sent D’Angelo Russell to the Minnesota Timberwolves and yielded Andrew Wiggins as a return piece for the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors veteran praised Wiggins while maintaining the swap is one that will favor both players at the end: “It’s a great situation for […]

The decision to trade D’Angelo Russell for Andrew Wiggins was one met with plenty of shock and skepticism by Golden State Warriors fans, similar to how Russell’s addition was earlier this summer. Yet no decision is ever simple and trading their leading scorer was not by any means a simple choice for the franchise. A […]

For Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, both Andrew Wiggins and D’Angelo Russell are excellent ballers but the former is a better fit for the team. The Warriors were one of the teams who sealed a blockbuster trade at the deadline. The deal confirmed the earlier hunches that the Warriors will eventually trade Russell for […]

New Golden State Warriors recruit Andrew Wiggins made his debut for the Dubs on Saturday, following his deadline-day move from the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was a tough test for Wiggins and company, as they had to face the best team in the Western Conference in the Los Angeles Lakers. L.A. were obviously the heavy favorites […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green praised both teams for Thursday’s pre-deadline trade that sent point guard D’Angelo Russell, Jacob Evans, and Omari Spellman to the Minnesota Timberwolves, in exchange for forward Andrew Wiggins a protected 2021 first round pick and a 2012 second round pick. https://twitter.com/dlouno/status/1226320138644774914 Speaking to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols on The Jump […]