Los Angeles #Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell has fatherhood to thank for his focus. Birth of Russell's son Riley in 2022 helped him on and off the court: 'I got a different motivation.’ #nba https://t.co/apyNPWufuJ
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) April 16, 2024
It is hard to get a 1-year-old to focus on anything for any length of time, but there’s an exception when point guard D’Angelo Russell is playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. With a playoff berth in the balance for the Lakers in New Orleans Tuesday night, Riley Russell will likely be focused watching his father on television while holding a mini basketball in his hand back home in Los Angeles.
“He goes to a lot of the games, but if he’s not at the game, the nanny or somebody will send a video in the group text of the guys at home watching the game and he’s just in the mix with everybody,” Russell told Andscape in a recent phone interview about his son. “He might be sitting on the table just into the game celebrating. And he knows the little nuances of basketball already. Pass. Dunk. Shoot. Dribble. He knows when the ball goes in. That’s a good thing, too.”
For D’Angelo Russell, the birth of his son on Sept. 24, 2022, was life-changing for him on and off the court. Before his son was born, Russell didn’t feel focused on the court and felt restless as he bounced around the NBA before finding a home with the Lakers.
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Cute kid!