Here for a good time, not a long time. Farewell, D’Angelo Russell

Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY SportsI walked into the inaugural day for the Big 3 tournament at Barclays Center in July 2017. I just finished up my junior year at St. John’s University. Young, confident kid with a new suit on, but I didn’t exactly know what to expect. After all, it was the first game they ever played in that tournament.

The day went on when the newly acquired Net, D’Angelo Russell walked directly under the baseline and sat down with two family members. It was six days after he had been traded to Brooklyn. People noticed and started whispering under their breath. One thing I remember about the fans at The Big 3 – It wasn’t a big Nets crowd— people were from all over the NBA…