Kyle Kuzma Articles - Page 28

With his team’s back against the proverbial wall, LeBron James seems to be taking a different approach to motivate his teammates. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar told Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times that it’s “unfair” for his team to expect so much out of the young core comprised of Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-year small forward Kyle Kuzma will be day-to-day moving forward after an MRI on his right ankle came back clean, according to Shams Charania of The Atheltic and Stadium. Kuzma suffered the injury on Monday in the Lakers’ home loss to the Clippers. The swingman didn’t practice on Tuesday, according to head coach […]

Things won’t be getting any easier for the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to Kyle Kuzma’s ankle injury: Kyle Kuzma (ankle) has been ruled OUT for tomorrow’s game against the #Nuggets #Lakers — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) March 5, 2019 Kuzma suffered a sprained ankle in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ crushing 113-105 loss to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another huge blow on Monday night as they took another loss against the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-105. However, the final result was not the only low point of the evening, as Lakers rising star Kyle Kuzma was forced to exit the ballgame due to an ankle injury. Teammate LeBron James […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma suffered an ankle injury in the second half of the team’s 113-105 loss against the LA Clippers. After the game, head coach Luke Walton told Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints that what he saw from Kuzma didn’t look good. Luke Walton says that Kyle Kumza is "limping pretty bad" and […]

Kyle Kuzma must have seen the viral videos featuring Los Angeles Lakers teammate LeBron James playing lackadaisical defense and the former is now taking matters into his own hand. As Kuzma and James collided that left Danilo Gallinari wide open for a long two-pointer, the second-year forward saw his teammate seemingly lost in the midst […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma went down against the L.A. Clippers with what seems to be an ankle injury. At the halfway mark of the fourth quarter, Kuzma made a hard cut and took a pass from LeBron James. The former went strong to the hoop despite being flanked by two defenders. Unfortunately, it […]

Coming off a hard-fought loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers dropped the ball in losing to to the bottom-dwelling Phoenix Suns on Saturday. Despite 27 points, 16 assists and nine rebounds from LeBron James, the Lakers continued to struggle to defend and shoot from the perimeter. The Suns shot […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are out of answers, and Kyle Kuzma wishes he inhabited a different reality. How will the Lakers be able to make the playoffs after losing 118-109 against the Western Conference’s worst team, the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night? Kuzma, a second-year forward, summed up the Lakers’ situation in a brief statement. Kyle […]

Only 22 games are left in the Los Angeles Lakers schedule, but they are still three games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the eighth and final slot in the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Ahead of them are the Sacramento Kings and they are tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 29-31 record. This was not […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was known for his ability to make seemingly impossible shots under intense pressure, and when you heckle him, he only makes you pay. Current Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma paid homage to Bryant on Tuesday, retweeting a post that showed Bryant nailing a couple of big three-pointers in Game 4 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers failed to take advantage of a New Orleans Pelicans team that played without its star Anthony Davis last night. Instead of getting a much needed win, the purple and gold suffered a 128-115 loss and are now back under .500 with a 29-30 record. The Lakers are trying to make the […]

Los Angeles Lakers sophomore Kyle Kuzma was outstanding on Thursday, as he helped his team to a 111-106 victory against the Houston Rockets. Following the contest, Kuzma was all praises for his team’s effort, particularly on the defensive end, as they were able to somewhat contain MVP candidate James Harden in the matchup: Kyle Kuzma […]

After watching his team fall out of playoff position while rehabbing a strain in his groin, LeBron James has been forced to up his intensity and engagement a bit sooner than he would like: “Obviously, we would have loved to have success when I was out, but we didn’t, so this is where we [are] […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma isn’t worried about missing the playoffs. The second-year swingman says once the team gets into a rhythm on both ends of the floor, the team will easily make the postseason for the first time since 2013. The Lakers open up the second half of the season on Thursday […]

The Los Angeles Lakers struck gold in the 2017 NBA Draft when they acquired 27th overall pick Kyle Kuzma. Since then, he has become a household name in Los Angeles, and he continues to be one of the fastest rising stars in the league. One of the main reasons why Kuzma easily transitioned from collegiate […]

Los Angeles Lakers sophomore forward Kyle Kuzma is continuously making strides with his game. He’s currently the team’s second leading scorer behind LeBron James, and he’s one of the few bright spots during the team’s recent struggles. Like everyone else, Kuzma would like to be recognized as one of the best players ever when everything […]

Kyle Kuzma looked like a second-round pick heading into the 2017 combine, but a strong showing earned him a spot in a group workout with the Los Angeles Lakers. It was at that workout where the Lakers really fell in love with him, according to Sports Illustrated’s Chris Ballard: A strong combine led to an invitation […]

Like several other NBA players, Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma heard his name tossed about ahead of this season’s trade deadline. Los Angeles was said to be interested in acquiring Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans, but no deal came to fruition. Kuzma, now in his second season with the Lake Show, was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are facing a ton of problems heading into the final stretch of the season. They are currently out of the playoffs and a lot of fans see head coach Luke Walton as one of the reasons behind the team’s struggles. There has been rumors that his job is no longer secure […]

NBA players are very particular about their style and Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma is no exception. The 23-year-old recently took to Twitter to call out a fashion miscue from a company called Burberry after they released an outfit that contained a noose around the neck. The boutique brand was trying to make a statement, but failed, and […]

The New York Knicks’ Dennis Smith, Jr. and Cleveland Cavalers’ Collin Sexton were considered by most as the two biggest “snubs” for Friday night’s Rising Stars Challenge. Both young point guards were drafted in the lottery, and have been earmarked as potential All-Stars since they were in high school. But another, largely unknown player who […]

Quick, someone send the New Orleans Pelicans film of the Rising Stars Challenge. Maybe it will be what finally prompts the team to trade Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers come summer? Kyle Kuzma, included in the trade package offered by Los Angeles to New Orleans before the trade deadline, was named MVP of […]

Kyle Kuzma scored 35 points to lead Team USA to a 161-144 win over Team World in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, and teammate Josh Hart was quick to recognize the accomplishment of the sophomore forward. I see you MVP‼️ @kylekuzma — Josh Hart (@joshhart) February 16, 2019 Kuzma scored 14 points in the […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma led Team USA to a 161-144 beatdown of Team World in the Rising Stars Game on Friday, finishing with 35 points in 22 minutes. The sophomore guard’s stellar performance was rewarded by him winning the MVP honors. After the game, Kuzma said that he used the game to keep […]

Kyle Kuzma: Better than Kobe Bryant? One statistic says so. The Los Angeles Lakers forward won MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night, leading the USA to a 161-144 victory over the World – and breaking Bryant’s longstanding Lakers scoring record for the event while doing it. Kyle Kuzma was named MVP of […]

On Friday evening the Rising Stars event began in Charlotte, with the best rookies and sophomores this year playing in an exhibition match. It’s players from the United States versus those from around the world. During the second quarter of the game, Los Angeles Lakers star forward Kyle Kuzma went to the basket with a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are well represented in the Rising Stars Game with Kyle Kuzma having himself quite a performance in the All-Star Weekend’s opening main event. Kuzma’s teammate Lonzo Ball, was initially selected to join Team USA, but he suffered an ankle injury that caused him to miss the Rising Stars game. The sophomore […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma will be playing in the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Charlotte on Friday night and, as a result, he is facing a whole lot of media questioning ahead of the game. But that’s beside the point. After Kuzma answered a question about what it would be like […]

While the Los Angeles Lakers were aggressively pursuing a deal for New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis prior to the Feb. 7 trade deadline, forward Kyle Kuzma naturally found himself at the center of trade talks. A report surfaced that Los Angeles made a godfather offer to the Pelicans for Davis that includes Kuzma, Brandon […]

Many felt that LeBron James’ return late last month was essentially going to be a cure-all for the Los Angeles Lakers’ issues. That has not been the case. Since James returned on Jan. 31, the Lakers have gone just 2-5, including a 42-point loss to the Indiana Pacers, a 23-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers […]

Think Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma doesn’t like all of the national attention his team receives? Think again. When asked on SiriusXM NBA Radio how he feels about the amount of press the Lakers get, he had this to say: “I mean for me, I wouldn’t want it any other way,” said Kuzma. “I […]

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If the playoffs started today, the Los Angeles Lakers would be on the outside looking in. The season hasn’t gone the way Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka envisioned it to when they signed LeBron James last summer, but Kyle Kuzma is remaining optimistic and says the team has to do two things if they want […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their second blowout defeat in a span of a week, losing 143-120 to the Philadelphia 76ers tonight. The Lakers allowed the Sixers to score 30-plus points in all four quarters. Philly scored 76 points in the first half, and while Los Angeles was able to hang with them for the […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers currently in the midst of the early portion of the LeBron James era, the Western Conference franchise is now several years removed from the heralded Kobe Bryant era. However, at least one Lakers player managed to turn back the clock on Sunday afternoon against the Philadelphia 76ers — and no, […]

Sometimes all it takes is one word to get a point across. Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell was able to convey how impressed he was by using just one word. Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma dropped 23 points in the first quarter of the Lakers game against the Philadelphia 76ers. That prompted Mitchell to give him […]

When you sign a player of LeBron James’ magnitude, making the playoffs seems like an inevitability. That might not be the case this season for the team in purple and gold. With the NBA trade deadline passing, the playoffs start to become a heavy topic of conversation. The All-Star break comes next weekend before the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers aggressively tried to land New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis at the trade deadline, reportedly making a “Godfather offer” to the Pelicans before being rebuffed. Their package reportedly included Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Ivica Zubac, Josh Hart, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and multiple draft picks. The Lakers were essentially offering up […]