Russell of course is a two-time member of both the Lakers and the Nets, and was making his first return to Los Angeles since the team dealt him to Brooklyn last month. After missing the game winner, Russell took to X with a cryptic message that had Nets fans buzzing. “Muted emotion,” wrote Russell in his post.

Ahead of his first game against his former team since getting traded last month, Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell commented Friday on how his second

The final shot fell to D'Angelo Russell—traded by LA to the Nets just weeks earlier for the second time—but his attempt was just a bit too strong. Brooklyn's veteran guard came close to a triple-double,