D'Angelo Russell Is Making Things Awkward With Kobe Bryant Again

Oh, dear. Here we are again.

First, D'Angelo Russell somehow thought it would be a good idea to do an impression of his legendary teammate Kobe Bryant.

Totally spot on, but why, D'Angelo, why?

Now, it turns out that must not have been enough for the young player, who seemingly got away the first time and decided, "Hey, why not try and poke a sleeping bear twice?"

Except this time, the No. 2 pick took it to social media.

D'Angelo, D'Angelo, D'Angelo. You must never take it to social media.

Because Kobe will find you.

And Kobe will respond to you, in the most Kobe way possible.

In the following six minutes, Russell finally learned of what he wrought, responding to Black Mamba himself and offering a kind of apology? The kind of apology that includes "lol."

Apparently all is good between the two Lakers. Not just good, but 💯.

OR MAYBE THAT'S WHAT KOBE WANTS YOU TO THINK, D'ANGELO. Maybe you've just been lulled into a false sense of security until Kobe unleashes one of these in practice:

He's always watching.