D'Angelo Russell has a lot to feel good about these days. He's driving a Rolls, making trick shots and recently inked a deal with Nike to bring #Loading... to the masses.
Some of that swagger caught up to him recently when he cut an innocent tweet declaring Tracy McGrady may have been the best NBA player of all time. Sure, that's a stretch, but harmless, right?
Not when your new teammate is notorious for having a huge ego and thin skin:
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) August 15, 2015
Russell quickly acknowledged his mistake:
@kobebryant lol my bad he was nice though
— D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) August 15, 2015
And Kobe claimed all was good:
— D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) August 15, 2015
But you just know Bryant will have to freeze the rookie out for a couple of games just so the lesson sticks.