![Jack Dempsey Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell reacts during the second half against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Monday, April 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a3422f50b9e047e6b3a72738e2301d47/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell reacts during the second half against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Monday, April 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
![David Zalubowski Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, center, collects a loose ball as Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell, left, and forward LeBron James defend in the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Monday, April 29, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5ffeb1b736344148ab7dd0f3d73a9f35/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, center, collects a loose ball as Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell, left, and forward LeBron James defend in the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Monday, April 29, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
![David Zalubowski Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell (1) drives past Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Monday, April 29, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0e1dfc9ce02d45a187d1bf9366e11897/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell (1) drives past Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Monday, April 29, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)