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Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma doesn’t see the need to seek out get-togethers with his new star teammate LeBron James or the many other loose pieces added to the roster on one-year deals, claiming “team bonding” isn’t a need for him. “Team bonding is more of a college thing, I feel like, than an […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie sensation Kyle Kuzma is living the dream. However, much like so many other players in the NBA, life was not always as good for the 23-year-old. Having had his fair share of hardships, Kuzma is not one to take the things for granted. He keeps his head in the right place, […]

NBA analyst Skip Bayless has become famous for his dislike towards superstar small forward LeBron James and anything related to him. Even with James’ move to the Los Angeles Lakers, that distain hasn’t just stopped, but has carried over to his new teammates, as Bayless has bizarrely claimed Lakers young gun Kyle Kuzma is taking […]

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Kyle Kuzma had a feeling newly-acquired superstar LeBron James would choose the Lakers over any other potential suitor. The 23-year-old spoke out on a positive“hunch” he had that the four-time MVP would make his way to Hollywood. “I was excited,” added Kuzma. “I kind of had a good hunch in […]

Kyle Kuzma is one of the young Los Angeles Lakers who can learn a lot from his new teammate, LeBron James. LeBron’s work ethic, basketball IQ, and championship pedigree can all rub off on Kuzma and his youthful teammates. In fact, James is already showing the younger guys on the Lakers the way. “I think […]

After LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers over the summer, critics didn’t immediately run to the conclusion that the purple and gold have turned into championship contenders. They believe that the Lakers still lack a few more pieces to the puzzle. Forward and rising star Kyle Kuzma has heard the whispers. And he isn’t […]

Los Angeles Lakers young guns Kyle Kuzma and Lonzo Ball took time away from their busy off-season schedule to star in the new Wish commercial. Known for their basketball talent and on-court abilities, the pair were behind the camera in a different light this time around and did quite well. Their chemistry on the floor and […]

The bookmakers in Las Vegas are pretty high on Los Angeles Lakers youngster Kyle Kuzma. So much so that they have pegged him as having the same odds of taking home this upcoming season’s Most Valuable Player trophy as Detroit Pistons cornerstone player Blake Griffin, as explained by Eric Rosales of Sports Betting Dime. This is […]

The sneakerhead community was absolutely pumped when San Antionio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan recently debuted Nike’s latest Kobe Bryant sneakers. Perhaps none more than Los Angeles Lakers incoming sophomore Kyle Kuzma, who took to Twitter to share his enthusiasm. Good lord!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 can’t wait to rock these on the court🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/GyPNsdPWD3 — kuz (@kylekuzma) August 12, […]

These young Lakers are too much. Josh Hart took to Instagram to post a hilarious graphic of him and his Lakers teammates as characters in “The Office.” Hart nails the representation on this one. Of course, LeBron James is the center of the attention as the Michael Scott of the group. Hart made himself Jim […]

NBA players take their NBA 2k ratings personally. And all for a good reason. Not only are they video gamers themselves but the NBA 2k rating has become a benchmark if they’ve done something good or not. Most of them receive news of their rating through social media. Some agree while others react violently. And […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on a mission. For an organization with the stature of the Lakers, missing out on the NBA playoffs is always a failure, but the past couple of seasons has had an agenda behind it. There has been a method to the madness, and despite the franchise owning the league’s worst […]

Coming out of Utah, Kyle Kuzma was known to have some talent but no one expected the type of rookie year that he had. Kuzma quickly took the Los Angeles Lakers and the league by storm averaging 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting a true shooting percentage of nearly 55 percent. Isaiah Thomas only spent […]

It may be the dog days of summer, but Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is not letting the offseason stop him from seeing action on the court. Kuzma was among those invited by his former teammate and now Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas to the latter’s Zeke-End basketball tournament in Tacoma, Washington, and […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram may be a star in Hollywood, but not one from the film industry. Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped at least one fan from coaxing an autograph on a Slender Man movie poster from Ingram. He’s the star!! LMAO!!! 😂😭#slenderman pic.twitter.com/IOYd17jG20 — Rums (Rumi) (@RKloveJets) August 1, 2018 We only have […]

The NBA’s offseason is when we see a lot of players from different teams get together and play ball. Whether it be organized ball like the Drew League or random appearances at Venice Beach or a player’s camp, those interactions always prove fun for the fans and the players involved. Earlier this week, Golden State […]

Magic Johnson may have told the young Lakers to tone it down on social media and relax with the public roasting, but it doesn’t look like they’re stopping anytime soon. Brandon Ingram is the latest victim. Kyle Kuzma called out Ingram on Twitter to congratulate him on his “role” in the upcoming movie Slender Man. […]

Golden State Warriors guard Nick Young and Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma appear to be on the same page when it comes to the level of fashion in the NBA these days. In fact, both players believe that too much time and energy is spent on how players look and that it can potentially […]

Los Angeles Lakers talent Kyle Kuzma might not be an international superstar, but that isn’t apparently stopping him from creating his own brand of clothing. Wait… what? Exactly. In a relatively cryptic social media post, captured on Twitter by TV’s Harrison Faigen, Kyle Kuzma more than hinted at launching his own clothing line in the […]

On Kyle Kuzma’s birthday, he had a right to do anything he wanted. And that included holding up a poster of his face with Los Angeles Lakers teammate Lonzo Ball hoisting a jump shot as the body. Below is a photo of the Lakers rising star holding up the poster, as posted on his Instagram: […]

Kyle Kuzma turned 23 on Tuesday and LeBron James took to Twitter to wish his new Los Angeles Lakers’ teammate a Happy Birthday. Happy G-day Young King @kylekuzma!! Enjoy your day. 🙏🏾 — LeBron James (@KingJames) July 24, 2018 Kuzma averaged 16.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists during his rookie season. Kuzma came into […]

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Kyle Kuzma was undoubtedly one of the biggest surprises of the 2017-18 NBA season. As a result, he had hoped that the days of flying under the radar were long behind him. However, it is clear that NBA2K19 did not get the memo when they rated him a 78 overall, according […]

It’s more often that we see Kyle Kuzma roasting teammate Josh Hart on social media than not, but Monday night featured a rare time in which Kuzma used the powers of the internet to express love for his Los Angeles Lakers teammate. #jhartmvp — kuz (@kylekuzma) July 17, 2018 Kuzma is clearly campaigning for Hart […]

Apart from his basketball skills, Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers has built a reputation of roasting his teammates online. His latest target: Brandom Ingram and his new hairstyle. Via his Twitter account, Kuzma posted a photo of Ingram with a caption alluding to Michael Jackson’s song entitled “Thriller.” “ITS THE THRILLER, THRILLER NIGHT” […]

There have been a lot of surprising moves this offseason and that continued on Thursday night when Isaiah Thomas agreed to a one-year deal with the Denver Nuggets. This seems like a good move for both sides and could have high payoffs for both. It’s a low-risk-high-reward type of decision for the Nuggets who don’t have […]

Portland Trail Blazer CJ McCollum sent a light roast at Los Angeles and Kyle Kuzma on Monday afternoon. He’s clearly poking fun at the—checks notes—depth of the Lakers. McCollum points out that the Lakers could have a hard time finding minutes for all the talented wings on the roster. But clearly, having too many good […]

Clipper Darrell — arguably the biggest L.A. Clippers fan in the world — hinted to his followers that he might make the switch to the Lakers. To complete the transformation, Lakers rising star Kyle Kuzma told him to change his Twitter handle. Clipper Darrell responded — proclaiming his life-long dedication to the Clippers. A few […]

After getting drafted by the Brooklyn Nets with the 27th pick then immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Kyle Kuzma had a solid rookie season where he earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors on the strength of 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in the regular season. His relatively low draft selection and […]

Through nearly the last two decades, Los Angeles Clippers superfan Darrell Bailey, who is better known as Clipper Darrell, has been highly active in supporting the franchise. However, it appears that he may have had a change of heart with the Los Angeles Lakers acquiring All-Star forward LeBron James, who had reached out to Bailey […]

Kyle Kuzma hasn’t been afraid to get on Twitter to try and recruit players to team up on the Los Angeles Lakers, and it appears he has found his next target. On Thursday morning Kuzma sent out a tweet tagging Dwyane Wade’s twitter handle, but there was no other writing with the Tweet. The tweet […]

Despite talks between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs having stalled, the former remains intent to keep second-year forward Kyle Kuzma out of any trade conversations for Kawhi Leonard. “They’ve [Lakers] been willing to offer what they consider to be a fair package but they’ve made it very clear to San Antonio […]

The addition of four-time NBA MVP LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers has brought yet another all-time great to play for the franchise. This has led to an article being put out by Bleacher Report on Wednesday that list the best players to play the game to don a Lakers jersey. It didn’t take […]

As talks between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers go from on and off, the purple-and-gold won’t include their prized second-year forward Kyle Kuzma in any deals for star forward Kawhi Leonard, according to ESPN’s Steven A. Smith. “They’ve [Lakers] been willing to offer what they consider to be a fair package, […]

Heading into free agency time in the NBA, one of the unresolved issues remaining is that of the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard. Leonard is not a free agent yet (that will happen next season) but he might as well be. He has the Spurs at his fingertips despite the organization still holding the […]

In order for the Los Angeles Lakers to land Kawhi Leonard, they might have to give up a chunk of their young guns. As reported by Ramona Shelburne, Adrian Wojnarowski, and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Lakers would have to give up their young core and add a few first-round picks in exchange for Leonard: The […]

The first trade of the offseason featured Austin Rivers being sent to the Washington Wizards and Marcin Gortat going to the L.A. Clippers. It wasn’t much of a blockbuster trade, but Kyle Kuzma’s reaction is a sign of bigger things to come. Via Twitter, rising star of the Los Angeles Lakers Kuzma, sent a reaction […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has a big decision to make in the next few weeks about where he wants to play next year. The heavy betting favorite to land him in NBA free agency is the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the Lakers’ rising stars, Kyle Kuzma, had some interesting comments about James coming […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had to do some micro-managing as of late amidst the recent jabs traded between point guard Lonzo Ball and power forward Kyle Kuzma. As a result, both players have had to tone down their engagement on social media. The two have had some rather comical exchanges that apparently started to […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]