In many ways, basketball is the ultimate team game. All five players on the court rely upon each other on offense and defense, with communication a nonstop necessity. Which makes Minnesota guard D’Angelo Russell’s mental gaffe on Wednesday night against the Suns that much more glaring.
With teammate Jaylen Nowell at the free throw line midway through the second quarter, Russell apparently missed his queue to enter the game while standing at the scorer’s table. After Nowell hit his second free throw, the Suns put the ball in play, while Russell didn’t budge from his spot on the sideline.
