It sure looks like the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting point guard is totally checked out as the club’s 2023-24 season winds down.

During a team huddle in the waning minutes of a 112-105 Game 3 defeat against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, D’Angelo Russell could be spotted sitting on the bench, munching on a snack, while his comrades (even injured players in street clothes like Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood) gathered around head coach Darvin Ham as he outlined a futile play.

ESPN’s SportsCenter Instagram pointed out the moment:

Russell was ultimately pulled by Ham in the fourth quarter in favor of his primary backup, buyout market signing Spencer Dinwiddie. D-Lo would finish Game 3 scoring a miserable zero points on 0-of-7 shooting from the field (0-of-6 shooting from long range).

After being acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a three-time deadline day deal, the 6’3″ Ohio State product enjoyed a solid close to the 2022-23 season before cratering under the bright lights of the playoffs. By the Western Conference Finals that spring, he found himself losing out on minutes to his backup then, too, Dennis Schröder. Still, LA let Schröder walk, and inked Russell to a two-year, $36 million deal last summer, with a player option for 2024-25.