Report: Lakers teammates 'isolating' Russell following leaked video
Los Angeles Lakers rookie D'Angelo Russell has put himself in the bad books of a number of his teammates.
A video was recently leaked to the public showing Russell taping a private conversation with Nick Young. In it, Russell asked a series of leading questions about "Swaggy P" - who got engaged to Australian rapper Iggy Azalea a year ago - being with other women.
Russell's actions have reportedly caused a number of players on the team to not only lose trust in the Ohio State product, but to isolate him completely, team sources told ESPN's Baxter Holmes and Marc Stein.
The Lakers are unaware of how the video got leaked, but according to ESPN's sources, the tension caused by Russell's apparent betrayal played a huge factor behind the team's recent 48-point loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday night, which tied a franchise record.
None of the players would reportedly sit with Russell during a recent breakfast meeting, while Lou Williams got up and walked away when the 20-year-old popped a squat next to him in the locker room.
"It's bad," a team source told ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne. "It's about as bad as it can get. There were trust issues already. Now there's no trust."
Russell's agent, Austin Brown of Creative Artists Agency, declined to make a comment on Tuesday.
In 72 games this season, Russell is averaging 13.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists on 41.7 percent shooting.