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NBA players have their ups and downs. And that’s quite visible in their stats. They tend to talk about their performance numbers during online fan interactions or media interviews. These introspective talks often reveal players’ mindset and their method to tackle bad patches. One NBA player who earlier played with the best in the business, including LeBron James, opened up on his struggling phase.

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The basketball player talked about the life beyond limelight and faced funny and supportive fan comments.

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D’Angelo Russell’s resolution confuses fans

D’Angelo Russell lately tweeted in the context of his abysmal stats. His average points per game this year were 17.7, a far cry from the 21 points that he scored back in the 2018-2019 season.

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It was then in the 2019-2020 season that he had 23 points, but the number has been petering down since then, creating a dent in his average.

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And it’s not just the stat-keepers keeping a tab on Russell, Russell himself knows the numbers of his career.

And to this end, Russell had a simple resolution, which seemed peculiar to one of his fans. This is what Russel’s tweet said: “If I can?t score ima get an assist.”

The Twitterati soon came up with insightful comments.

“Play some defense: Twitterati to D’Angelo

One person was thoughtful of the number of tweets they can read:

Another one got LeBron James into the picture, literally:

Yet another account gave out a suggestion:

Someone found the funny part of it as well:

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The comments on Twitter were part funny and part serious. But then, every NBA player has a lean time and a top time. During their lean time, the fan support like in D’Angelo’s case, comes as a reassuring relief.

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Roy Daniel D'Silva is an NBA Writer at EssentiallySports. He is an undergraduate English scholar and has covered the OTT beat as an entertainment journalist for two years. He has also been a content writer and SEO and content consultant. With more than 500 articles under his belt, including reviews, features and interviews, Roy has consistently liaised with field reporters during his tenure. Roy has been a fan of the NBA and likes the grit, skill and perfect teamwork that basketballers display. He aims to experience the sport with an insider’s view as he continues his coverage of individual athletes, their interpersonal interactions and events to develop his expertise. Apart from playing basketball, Roy likes to work out by cycling and has completed several cyclothons and a 7 KM marathon.

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