Between Kyle Kuzma and Lakers fans, it’s not crazy love. The young winger is very often criticized for his lack of results, and it sometimes turns to relentlessness. A former star of the Lakers thus wanted to calm things down and defend Kuzma.
The Lakers and their stars have millions of fans around the world, but not sure whether Kyle Kuzma is favored by many of them. Kuz however showed very beautiful things on his arrival, but his progression evolves slowly, not to say stagnates.
With the arrival ofAnthony Davis, the young winger first lost his starting place. His stats have logically taken a hit but even out of the bench, he often finds himself in difficulty. Fans, exasperated, lash out at him and some have even started a rather nasty petition in this regard. Metta World Peace is appalled by the treatment given to Kuz and he wanted to put these same fans in their place:
Are we forgetting how valuable Kyle Kuzma is? Listen , playing a role on a team will bring some off nights. We have two dominant players and a bunch of other players who also can play. If you are a team player , you will certainly have some off nights . #keepkuz
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorld37) October 5, 2020
Are we forgetting the value of Kyle Kuzma? Listen, playing a role on a team has to lead to nights when it doesn’t work. There are two dominant players and a bunch of other players who can also play very well. If you are a rotation player, you will definitely have a rough night.
In addition, Kuz has shown that he is able to bring a lot off the bench. He did well during Game 3 with 19 points scored at 6/13, his playoff record. The problem is, this kind of performance doesn’t happen every day.
Kyle Kuzma has a tendency to be too irregular, which has the knack of annoying fans who want results on the spot. In the face of so much hostility, the young strong-winger has cracked by responding to its detractors via the press.
Being a player in a franchise as demanding as that of the Lakers is far from fun. Kuzma may have survived the trade that sent his young teammates to New Orleans last summer, but he’s paying another price.
