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Nick Young disclosed to Shannon Sharpe on the "Club Shay Shay" podcast that in 2016, after D’Angelo Russell leaked a video of Young admitting to cheating on his fiancée Iggy Azalea, he attempted to confront Russell at the Lakers arena with a group of friends. Though security prevented him from entering, Young later took indirect revenge by having his associates target Russell’s brother while D'Angelo was playing games. The incident strained their professional relationship, and Young stated that things were never the same between them afterward.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In 2016, Nick Young, a former player for the Los Angeles Lakers, felt betrayed by teammate D'Angelo Russell after Russell leaked a private video where Young admitted to cheating on his fiancée, rapper Iggy Azalea. Angered and wanting revenge, Young attempted to confront Russell at the team's arena but was blocked by security. Instead of fighting directly with Russell, Young sought retribution through an indirect method involving Russell’s brother. The incident strained their professional relationship significantly, as Young felt that Russell had violated a key rule in NBA culture: never snitching on teammates. This betrayal led to a toxic atmosphere within the Lakers locker room, impacting team dynamics and performance during that period.
Written for “Nba Drama Controversy” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
Nick Young wanted to fight D’Angelo Russell in 2016.
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Young → want → 2016
The two former Lakers teammates’ relationship was reportedly over after Russell leaked a video of Young confessing to cheating on his ex-fiancée and rapper Iggy Azalea.
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Young → leak → fiancée
Young was infuriated with the former second overall pick and revealed he was prepared to rumble with Russell following the incident.
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he → infuriate → incident
“I tried to get to the arena, they had security and everything.
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they → try → security
They stopped me at the door, told me I couldn’t come in, take a couple of days off,” Young told Shannon Sharpe on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast.
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Young → stop → podcast
“I had the whole gang with me.
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gang → have → me
It was about to go crazy,” Young added.
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Young → go → ?
Young never ended up fighting Russell, but he got his revenge in another way — through his family.
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he → end → family
“I ain’t never been in a situation like that where my teammate just snitched on me.
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teammate → snitch → me
I was like, ‘they’re gonna call me a punk in the media,’ and I’m mad for real, I gotta do something.
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I → go → something
I gotta show him.
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I → got → him
I know he’s young, 19, 18 or whatever, but still you don’t do nothing like that,” Young said.
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Young → know → that
Young went on to tell Sharpe how his friend helped him with the revenge on Russell’s brother.
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friend → go → brother
“I still had to get him, so while he was playing, a couple friends of mine had to get his brother in the family lounge and all that.
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friends → get → lounge
I had to get some type of get-back,” Young said.
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Young → have → back
A confused Sharpe asked how that was able to stay out of the media given how publicized the moment was.
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moment → ask → media
“It’s the Lakers.
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It → ’ → ?
There’s a lot of things that go on in LA,” Young answered.
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Young → ’ → LA
The topic is still a point of contention for Young, who said his relationship with Russell was never the same after he seemingly broke the unwritten rule of never snitching on teammates.
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he → say → teammates
“It was over after that,” Young said.
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Young → say → that
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