Kyle Kuzma heard all your slander, and demands everybody take it back immediately. The Lakers forward showed off some of his hops to get major air for the bucket plus the foul against former LA lottery pick Julius Randle.

Check out Kuz's power move here below:

Kyle Kuzma came out scorching hot against the Knicks, posting 16 huge points for the Lakers in the first half of their contest. With Los Angeles trying to avoid the dreaded play-in tournament, they need to basically win out their remaining games to have a chance a leapfrogging either the Dallas Mavericks or the Portland Trail Blazers.

Kuzma indeed had to pick up the slack with LeBron James still sidelined with his lingering ankle injury. There was some initial optimism that he would suit up against the Knicks, but opted for one more day of rest.

In the long run, that might be the better call for the Lakers. Despite fearing a play-in game against the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry, it's still a long shot for the Lakers to lose both that and a potential matchup with the San Antonio Spurs or the Memphis Grizzlies back-to-back. Beyond any playoff positioning, making sure LeBron James is 100% healthy is the top priority for the Lakers right now.