Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young (right) and former teammate D'Angelo Russell Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Nick Young wants to box former Lakers teammate D'Angelo Russell

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 9/2/22

Animosity remains between former Los Angles Lakers teammates Nick Young and D'Angelo Russell.

The two had a falling out in 2016 after Russell exposed a secretly recorded video showing Young admitting to cheating on his girlfriend at the time, rapper Iggy Azalea.

That wound has yet to close for Young.

A guest on Boxing with Chris Mannix Friday, Young was asked which NBA player he'd like to get in the ring with, and he didn't hesitate to respond.

"D-Lo, D'Angelo," Young said, to which Mannix responded, "that was the easy one; everyone was waiting for that."

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While Young didn't name names, Russell isn't the only player he'd like to trade jabs with inside the squared circle. Young added "some guys" on the Lakers and Warriors; even coaches weren't off the table for the 37-year-old.

"I'll tell you what, and I think most people would agree, you could make a lot of money fighting D'Angelo Russell," Mannix quipped. "I think there'd be interest in Los Angeles in that."

Young hasn't played in the NBA since the 2018-19 season. Another former teammate of Young's, J.R. Smith, claimed this week that a group of players, himself and Young included, had been blackballed from the NBA.

On the bright side, if the NBA keeps Young out of the league, maybe he has a future in boxing.

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