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10 NBA personalities suffering from Middle Child Syndrome

By Jeremy Lambert

BOSTON, MA - MAY 25: Isaiah Thomas #4 of the Boston Celtics and Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers are seen after the game in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on May 25, 2017 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - MAY 25: Isaiah Thomas #4 of the Boston Celtics and Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers are seen after the game in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on May 25, 2017 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 14: D’Angelo Russell
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 14: D’Angelo Russell /

6. D’Angelo Russell

If suffering from Middle Child Syndrome after two years in the league isn’t the most middle child thing ever, I don’t know what is.

When Russell was drafted second overall in 2015, he was supposed to be the heir apparent to Kobe Bryant. Instead, he exposed Nick Young for cheating on Iggy Azalea. Things got a little better last season following Bryant’s retirement, but the Lakers were still bad and once again ended up with the number two pick in the draft.

Enter Lonzo Ball.

Before the Lakers could officially announce Ball as their draft pick, they shipped Russell across the country to Brooklyn.

D’Angelo Russell is the worst kind of middle child. He’s the middle child who has never given a chance. No one paid attention to how cute he was when he was born because the oldest son was finally leaving the nest and the parents wanted to spend all their time with him. When the oldest son left, the parents gave Russell one year to form complete sentences and read at a middle school level. The first time he confused the noun with the verb — he’s two, mind you — the parent’s started working on their next child. And on the day of the newborn’s birth, they gave Russell up for adoption.

I’m crying just reliving this heartbreaking tale.

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