“It all starts in the off-season,” said Macomb CC head coach Chris Burns. “No one puts in more work than us. No one outworks ...

So after Dundee-Crown wrapped up basketball practice early Thursday ... “He puts in a ton of work.” Russell’s hard work has been paying off all season, and it did again Friday.

The former Miami Heat big man explained how frustrated he has become with the leaguewide lack of effort in the NBA today.