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It was not that long ago when the Los Angeles Lakers felt that they had to intervene with their young players’ social media behavior. Recently, the team called the attention of Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma after apparently hitting the threshold of patience the Lakers were giving them in terms of their online antics. They’re […]

Upon being drafted into the NBA, basketball players are set to receive a good amount of dough — good enough for a very comfortable living. If they become a star, they may have enough money to last several lifetimes. Kyle Kuzma, an incoming second-year man for the Los Angeles Lakers, is no stranger to such […]

Science and forms of analytics have been applied to NBA players in an effort to gain a closer look at their athletic abilities. But for Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers, nothing compares to a player’s actual performance on the court. Kuzma responded via Twitter to a short clip featuring an analysis of top […]

There may be a dearth of action in the NBA because it’s the offseason, but players are having a lot of it in the gym, where they try to train and workout in preparation for the next campaign. Count Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma among those bulking up in the gym, as evidenced by […]

Over the last couple of days, a lot of the talk surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers has had nothing to do with pending free agents LeBron James or Paul George, two stars who the Lakers are expected to make a strong run for. A few days ago, guard Lonzo Ball released a hilarious diss track […]

Ideally, the Los Angeles Lakers should be putting their focus on pressing concerns pertinent to the future of their team like finding ways to woo top free agents to La La Land or reviewing scouting reports of prospects in the looming 2018 NBA Draft. Instead, the team’s priorities appear to be getting hijacked by a […]

Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma have developed a special kind of friendship during each other’s rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s the kind of bond that includes hilarious exchanges and taunting on social media. However, the two may have reached the patience threshold of the Lakers, who, for most of the time since […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are only days away from being able to lure two of the biggest free agent talents to their franchise, yet the atmosphere around the organization isn’t doing much to sell itself as a destination. While the likes of LeBron James and Paul George evaluate their future, rookies Lonzo Ball and Kyle […]

LaVar Ball is back at it, crediting his son for others’ successes. According to him, his son Lonzo Ball made Kyle Kuzma into the player that he was during their rookie season. As reported by TV’s Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen & Roll, the elder Ball said: “Look what he did with the Lakers. Kyle […]

Donovan Mitchell discovered that Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has a song dissing his own teammate Kyle Kuzma. The Utah Jazz phenom flocked to Twitter to share his thoughts about it. Via his own Twitter account, Mitchell said that Kuzma should respond to it: So @ZO2_ really made a diss track to his own […]

Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma have been playfully going back and forth at each other on Twitter ever since their season ended. The latest act in the fun Twitter beef involves Ball releasing a diss track directed at Kuzma. Kylie Kuzma #ItunesExclusive 🔥 https://t.co/PummuqTs87 — Lonzo Ball (@ZO2_) June 11, 2018 Here are the full […]

Leading up to last year’s draft, the Los Angeles Lakers shipped D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets to escape from Timofey Mozgov’s albatross contract. At the time, general manager Rob Pelinka explained why the Lakers sold so low on Russell, who they selected with the second overall pick only two years priors. The Lakers, he […]

While the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors are in a middle of a fierce basketball warfare in the 2018 NBA Finals, a pair of Los Angeles Lakers youngsters are dedicating some of their free time roasting each other online. In the latest showdown in their growing history of social media tussles, Lakers shooting […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma went full savage on Twitter recently when he replied to a tweet from basketball analyst and radio host Doug Gottlieb. The original tweet from Gottlieb criticized J.R. Smith — obviously pertaining to his end game blunder in Game 1 — and went as far back as the Cleveland Cavaliers […]

Josh Hart of the Los Angeles Lakers is back at it again on Twitter. His latest subject to troll is none other than teammate Kyle Kuzma. Hart posted a throwback photo of Kuzma, roasting his teammate in the caption: NO NO NO @kylekuzma explain this now pic.twitter.com/QJzF4mpa4r — Josh Hart (@joshhart) May 31, 2018 Kuzma […]

Kyle Kuzma is making the most of his rookie season in the league, not only drawing eyes with his stellar play, but making use of his platform to roast Los Angeles Lakers teammate Lonzo Ball. The Michigan native drew inspiration from Chappelle’s Show to present the 2018 Sauce Awards, presented with the Player Hater of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have two big priorities this offseason, try to sign LeBron James and Paul George. Lakers fans are trying to look for any hint that either of those guys might be coming to the City of the Angels, and it appears they might have one. According to Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma and […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

Kyle Kuzma, the 27th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, had a lofty ambition going into his first year as a pro. Kuzma posted a photo on his Instagram account. It features him holding up a photo of him with “All-Rookie Team” written on it: https://www.instagram.com/p/BjGM3NlAaQK/?taken-by=kuz It turns out that he wrote the caption […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were hoping two rookies, Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma, would help the franchise return to former glory. It hasn’t gone exactly to plan yet, but the latter exceeded expectations, with the former doing far better than people will give him credit for given the hyperbolic goals attached to his aura. Nevertheless, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are a tight-knit group, especially the young guys that have come in and developed this past season. Among those young players are forwards Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart, both of whom just closed out their rookie campaigns on a high note. The two have a lot in common, as both are […]

Former Michigan State standout Miles Bridges was taking in the Cleveland Cavaliers game on Monday night when he met Vince Carter. He took to Twitter saying he met the older version of himself. Met the older version of me today!! @mrvincecarter15 pic.twitter.com/nJAkWjkCuf — Miles Bridges (@MilesBridges) May 22, 2018 Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles […]

Isaiah Thomas appears to have built a nice camaraderie with his Los Angeles Lakers teammates in the short time he’s been with the team. That’s also why the diminutive point guard is getting away with hilarious jabs like this one he had with teammate Kyle Kuzma on Twitter. Was just playing 2k and was dribbling […]

The Los Angeles Lakers undeniably got a steal last year, when they landed Kyle Kuzma via draft-day trade with the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Timofey Mozgov and D’Angelo Russell. For ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, however, the Lakers did not just net a high-value player in the form of the former Utah Utes swingman, they found […]

Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers recently named his top five players at each position. The list may hint where the Lakers wunderkind got his play style from. As posted on his Twitter, Kuzma’s top players include Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Tim Duncan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. MagicJordanBronTimmy DKareem https://t.co/74hBCYO5Ju — kuz (@kylekuzma) […]

Los Angeles Lakers rising star rookie forward Kyle Kuzma and his teammates may not be in the NBA playoffs this season, but they are anticipating a return to the postseason next year with their young core. During a recent Fox Sports interview on Chris Broussard’s “In The Zone” podcast, Kuzma said that he is watching […]

It appears that Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball got around to seeing the highly-anticipated “Avengers: Infinity War” superhero film from Marvel Studios, which was released worldwide over the past weekend. After Ball saw the film, he went on Twitter to say that he possibly had a change of heart over who was […]

In recent years, The Los Angeles Lakers have done a serviceable job finding young players in the NBA Draft. Just last summer, the franchise managed to net three players that will definitely be part of the future in Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart. Credit should be given to entire organization for good scouting […]

It can’t be all just fun and games for the Purple and Gold. The Los Angeles Lakers’ rookie duo of Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma (along with Jason Hart) have been vocal and passionate with regards to their obsession of the open-world video game Fortnite that has caught the gaming world (and NBA) by storm. […]

On Thursday, the jury found Bill Cosby guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 14 years ago. Despite the controversy surrounding Cosby, Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers opted to defend the actor via a tweet which has since been deleted. In his Twitter account, Kuzma tweeted: “Most of these yougins out here […]

Kyle Kuzma is egging on teammate Lonzo Ball to release an album on the same day as hip-hop legend Nas. Kuzma actually flocked to Twitter to reveal the challenge, as well as asking his followers if they want Ball to do it. Below is Kuzma’s Twitter poll: Hey @ZO2_ Nas is dropping his album June […]

After the NBA issued an official press release on Wednesday announcing finalists for six categories decided by fan voting, Los Angeles Lakers rising star rookie forward Kyle Kuzma found his name as one of the five finalists for the NBA’s #BestStyle award. He is going against NBA veterans in Houston Rockets guard James Harden, Cleveland […]

Kyle Kuzma had perhaps the most impressive out of all rookie seasons for the Los Angels Lakers — not the most glamorous pick, but certainly the most productive — putting up a healthy 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while being trusted into some important minutes. Yet even in his first season with the […]

For the uninitiated, Fortnite, a Battle Royale-inspired sandbox game from Epic Games, is a huge deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Guard Josh Hart is the biggest fan, as he’s been known to have played it for 10 straight hours before a game against Cleveland. We’re talking about practice, right? Look, he even broke out […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got their 2018 postseason underway on Sunday afternoon, which came with a slow start out of the gate. The Cavaliers had fallen into a quick hole that grew to 20 points in the second half. This had drawn much criticism about the Cavaliers’ chances to compete for a title. Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle […]

Kyle Kuzma is already a fan favorite to Los Angeles Lakers fans and he no doubt raised his popularity on Friday. Big Clippers fan Marcellus Wiley took to Twitter on Friday night to try to recruit Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart to switch locker rooms and join the Los Angeles Clippers. Tamper this!!! I will […]

In their first offseason together, President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka struck gold in the 2017 NBA Draft by selecting Lonzo Ball (No. 2), Kyle Kuzma (No. 27), Josh Hart (No. 30), and Thomas Bryant (No. 42). With their first three draft picks being key contributors for head coach Luke […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are touted to be a playoff contender in the next two to three years. They are filled with young and upcoming superstars in Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo Ball, and Brandon Ingram. Yet among the three, Kuzma seems to have taken the lead. As reported by ClutchPoints’ Ryan Ward, Kuzma said he was […]

The NBA’s tampering rules are pretty strict without a doubt. Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers were fined $500,000 for commenting on Paul George during a talk show. Lakers’ young guns Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart are well-aware of the NBA’s rules and their franchise’s history with it. As reported by Bleacher Report, Kuzma […]