Los Angeles Lakers have a monstrous roster this season and are one of the contenders for the championship. However, it’s hard to give playing time to every player in such teams. The additions of Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook, and DeAndre Jordan, among others, meant that some players will have to sit out or find a destination somewhere else.
One such casualty was Kyle Kuzma. The 26-year-old joined the Lakers in 2017. However, he wasn’t a regular starter back then and won the starting position in his second season with the Lakers. However, the Lakers traded him, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Montrezl Harrell, in a five-team trade to Washington Wizards.
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Mar 31, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma (0) shoots the ball against the Milwaukee Bucks in the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Now, Kyle Kuzma recently shared a story on his Instagram and deleted it quickly. However, Lakers fans saw the story and reacted to it on Twitter.
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Los Angeles Lakers’ fans react to Kyle Kuzma’s deleted story
Washington Wizards star Kyle Kuzma recently shared a story on his Instagram. However, he quickly deleted it as it would have upset many fans. The deleted story was a screenshot from a tweet that read: “Lakers 0-7 without Kyle Kuzma”.
Kyle Kuzma just posted and deleted this on IG 😬
(h/t @RealQuintonMayo ) pic.twitter.com/bLl1mey8R9
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) October 20, 2021
However, the internet rarely misses something like that and it was too late as the story had already gone viral on Twitter. Many Lakers’ fans went berserk and reacted to his deleted story.
Why would he do this to himself 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/wNbElalAf9
— Hi (@JB22STAN) October 20, 2021
Kuzma ready to go 0-10 with Washington
— Ben 🍇 (@Emzhiii) October 20, 2021
Bench players taking like they starters
— AD SNZ ➐ (@BIockedbyAD) October 20, 2021
Lakers will definitely be better without him
— E✌🏾💙 (@Elementted) October 20, 2021
The wizards not even winning above 30 games this season😭
— Official🐐||(0-1) and (5-1)| (@Officialj0nn) October 20, 2021
Talking like the wizards ain’t 0-5 WITH Kyle kuzma🤨 https://t.co/Jo1LfUQVXl
— hoopsdontstop 🗯 (@hoopsdontstop) October 20, 2021
he can’t really think it’s bc of him😅😅 https://t.co/qCg7369Amm
— Lebron x Kyler (@kyler_lebron) October 20, 2021
More likely they're 0-7 because they're without Caruso the 🐐 https://t.co/3UCCSynAYJ
— Garry (@GrrayGhost) October 20, 2021
It's almost like he got his chance, but just can't let go of the past. https://t.co/sot0fP8hwy
— Manny Encalada (@EncaladaManny) October 20, 2021
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Dude is delusional https://t.co/5Xr6KmDsUQ
— KØRNELIUS (@_KORNN_) October 20, 2021
It appears that Kuzma’s deleted story has upset many Lakers fans. Los Angeles Lakers have had a disappointing start to the season as they have lost seven games this month. Six of them were in the preseason and the latest loss was against the Warriors at the Staples Center. It wasn’t the start everyone expected from a team like the Lakers.
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However, they did undergo a massive roster overhaul during the summer and it’s hard for everyone to adapt to the game with a new team. Russell Westbrook had a poor outing against the Warriors as he scored just 8 points in 35 mins. But there’s a long way to go and fans are expecting the team to break the losing streak against the Suns later this week.
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