What’s going on with D’Angelo Russell on social media?

Is everybody overblowing the newest D’Angelo Russell drama or is it a state of affairs the place if there’s smoke there’s hearth?

Russell will not be following the Timberwolves on Instagram (was he ever?) and plenty of of us are reacting to his retweet of Fred VanVleet retweeting his personal tweet from 2016. Sure, that is a particularly complicated sentence nevertheless it is smart. 

In 2016, VanVleet tweeted: “Wager on your self.” Immediately, VanVleet retweeted that tweet. After which Russell retweeted VanVleet’s retweet, which was nothing greater than the retweet plus three cube displaying snake eyes. 

Like Russell, VanVleet has been the topic frustration and commerce hypothesis as he is having a down season with the Raptors. And like Russell, VanVleet is prone to be an unrestricted free agent after the season if he opts out of the ultimate yr of his contract with the Raptors. 

In Minnesota, the place the Wolves have misplaced six of seven and have not gotten constant efforts from Russell, there’s hypothesis that Russell might discover himself a spot on the bench to assist jumpstart the offense and protection. We’ll seemingly be taught much more when the Wolves put up their beginning lineup for tonight’s sport towards the Blazers, as Russell will not be on the damage report after lacking Monday’s win over Denver with an sickness. 

And what occurs to Russell’s function when Karl-Anthony Cities returns from damage?

Commerce rumors have loomed over Russell’s head for a very long time. Final summer time, a report from The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor stated the Wolves have been “purchasing” Russell. Much more not too long ago, in mid-December, Darren Wolfson of KSTP within the Twin Cities stated:

“Miami has floated about this concept: ‘OK, Minnesota, it would not seem like you wish to prolong D’Angelo Russell. What about you ship us Russell, right here is Kyle Lowry,’” Wolfson stated.

“Let me make this extremely bleeping clear. Nothing is remotely shut,” Wolfson continued. “This isn’t the Wolves purchasing D’Angelo Russell. I”m not even fairly certain Miami is purchasing Kyle Lowry.”

Regardless of the case, Russell’s motion on social media is transferring the needle simply 5 weeks forward of the Feb. 9 NBA commerce deadline. 

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