Poll: Is it worse for a pro athlete to cheat on a significant other or to expose a teammate for doing so?
Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell looks away during a game against Atlanta on March 4.
Neither man in the D'Angelo Russell-Nick Young saga comes across as particularly heroic.
But only one of them is getting treated like an outcast.
Russell secretly recorded a conversation in which Young seems to admit to cheating on fiancee Iggy Azalea. That video somehow surfaced publicly a few days ago.
The rest of the Lakers reportedly are shunning Russell and Twitter is abuzz with people calling the rookie a snitch, among other names, for breaking some sort of unspoken code by essentially ratting on his teammate.
Not many people seem to be aiming any criticism at Young for his actions.
Apparently its worse to be disloyal to a buddy than unfathful to a significant other, at least in the world of professional athletics.
Is this the way it should be? What do you think? Vote in our poll and let us know.
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