There’s two types of people in this world — those who have tried a high five that awkwardly wasn’t reciprocated, and dirty liars. But D’Angelo Russell might even be a third type, who embraces his high fives that don’t go as planned even more than the successful ones.
D’Angelo Russell got ignored again, so he high fived himself
See here.
That’s a textbook, Grade A recover right there. You’ve gotta be aware of your surroundings to really make this work, and within a split second, Russell realized the only way to save embarrassment would be to high five his own self.
Doing it once and have a consistent body of work are two very different things, but here we see Russell continue to impress — a handshake, in this case, but still a form of hand-on-hand greeting that can go terribly awry.
It’s an honor to watch such a true master of his craft.
