D’Angelo Russell wasn’t happy about the way he played in the Lakers’ Las Vegas Summer League game against the 76ers on Saturday night, but he was thrilled with the final result. With less than two seconds remaining on the clock in the fourth quarter and the Lakers trailing by two, Russell caught an inbounds pass at the top of the key and did this:
He then celebrated by yelling about how he has ice in his veins (again):
He also did this to celebrate his incredible shot:
But as we mentioned, Russell—who scored 22 points in the game and added four rebounds and five assists—wasn’t 100 percent satisfied with the way he played against the Sixers. So during a live TV interview with ESPN reporter J.A. Adande, Russell said, "I played like sh*t," before Adande pulled the microphone away from Russell and appeared to tell him to keep it clean:
Russell didn’t let the moment phase him. He answered questions from fans on the @Lakers Twitter account after the contest and talked about his game-winner:
It was only a Summer League game, but Russell continues to prove that he can come up big in the clutch.
