In the second preseason game against the Utah Jazz, the entire Lakers’ fandom held their breath as they watched number two overall pick D’Angelo Russell plummet to the floor after recklessly attempting to block a Rudy Gobert dunk.
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Fans proceeded to exhale when minutes later, the broadcast broke the news that it was merely a “bruised glute” as opposed to what it looked like, a broken right wrist.
Though Russell was available to return to the game, he ended up resting and was held out of practice the following day and the next preseason game.