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‘Tough’ New York winter led D’Angelo Russell to Warriors

The Warriors’ recent run of success wasn’t the only thing that made Golden State an attractive destination for D’Angelo Russell.

Russell, who was an All-Star with the Nets last season, said weather was a factor in choosing the Warriors over the Timberwolves as a restricted free agent after going through a New York winter.

“I thought the opportunity here [in Minnesota] was amazing,” Russell said earlier this month, according to the Star Tribune. “It was definitely something I was considering very strongly. But then when this opportunity came, the weather is way better, so that helped me.