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• Lakers' D'Angelo Russell: Cleared to play Wednesday

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  Lakers head coach JJ Redick said that Russell (illness) is "good to go" for Wednesday's game against Memphis, Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet reports. Russell will not miss any time after being added to the injury report Tuesday due to the illness. It's unclear if Russell will re-enter the starting lineup, but he has performed strongly off the bench in his last two appearances, averaging 16.5 points in 26.0 minutes while shooting 52 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from three-point range.

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• Lakers' D'Angelo Russell: Expected to play Wednesday

  9D ago • By RotoWire

  Russell (illness) is listed as probable for Wednesday's game versus the Grizzlies, Ryan Ward of LakersNation.com reports. Russell missed Tuesday's practice due to an illness but is still expected to suit up against Memphis. Russell is averaging 16.5 points, 2.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 26.0 minutes in his two appearances since moving to the bench.

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• Lakers' D'Angelo Russell: Dealing with illness

  9D ago • By RotoWire

  Russell didn't practice Tuesday due to an illness, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports. Russell is in danger of missing his first game of the season Wednesday against the Grizzlies. He's operated off the bench over the last two games, giving way to defensive-minded guard Cam Reddish. While Russell has maintained solid scoring numbers as a reserve, his assists have taken a hit. As a starter (eight games), Russell averaged 5.6 assists per night, but he's totaled only four dimes in two contests off the bench.

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• Lakers' D'Angelo Russell: Solid effort from second unit

  12D ago • By RotoWire

  Russell finished Friday's 116-106 victory over Philadelphia with 18 points (7-12 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-3 FT), two rebounds and three assists across 25 minutes off the bench. The 28-year-old guard found himself in the second unit Friday in favor of Cam Reddish but didn't sulk about it, as Russell drained multiple threes for the fourth straight game and scored in double digits for the seventh straight. It's not clear whether the shift to the bench is a temporary one for Russell, but the Lakers' reserves could use a reliable threat -- only the Knicks' bench brigade has scored fewer points per game to begin the season.

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• Lakers' D'Angelo Russell: Will come off bench

  13D ago • By RotoWire

  Russell will play a reserve role in Friday's game versus the 76ers, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports. Head coach JJ Reddick expressed frustration with Russell following a poor shooting display in the Lakers' 131-114 loss to Memphis on Wednesday. It looks like the coach was frustrated enough to move the point guard to a reserve role in favor of Cam Reddish. It remains to be seen if this will be a one-game situation or a permanent adjustment to the starting lineup.

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