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LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo are some of the top names in the league. The foursome is considered as a formidable franchise force in the NBA as their respective teams have won the last four NBA championships. So, siding with a championship-winning team is one thing, but devaluing others is something else. But this is where The King‘s playmate made a foul.
LeBron James’ former teammate recently went to Twitter to support a claim made by a fan. And the 2020 NBA champion did not hesitate in accepting the fan’s take word for word without giving credit where it should be due.
LeBron James’ former teammate may be biased
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Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma was part of the 2020 championship-winning team with the Los Angeles Lakers. However, after a year of winning his first NBA championship, Kuzma was blind-sided by a trade to the Wizards.
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Dec 4, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) reacts with Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (33) after the game at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Recently, the 6’9 power forward reacted to a post on Twitter. The post compared the last four teams that won the NBA championships. It involved Stephen Curry’s Warriors and LeBron James’ Lakers. The two other teams were Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks. And the last team was this year’s NBA champions, Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets.
The post stated, “Not even playing the 2020 Lakers are a tier above all these teams these other three wouldn’t even make it to 7 games vs a peak anthony davis, point bron, and the best defense out of every team listed here kyle kuzma dwight kcp caruso danny green rondo markieff too ???”
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— kuz (@kylekuzma) July 15, 2023
To that, Kuzma kept it real and replied with just the ‘100’ emoji. However, the fact that the former NBA champion did not say anything to justify the other teams was a bit daunting.
Which championship-winning team did it the best?
The 2020 Los Angeles Lakers were arguably one of the best teams put together in the recent history of the franchise. However, fans have often tried to discredit the Lakers’ recent feat for some reason or the other.
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Then come the Milwaukee Bucks that were led by a historic run by none other than Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak led the team to its second NBA championship after a long wait of 50 years.
That was followed by the Golden State Warriors who won the 2022 NBA championship. The world saw Stephen Curry literally put the team on his back to win it all after being the eighth seed in the West.
And finally, the Denver Nuggets brought home their first-ever championship in franchise history with ease.
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Now, it’s anybody’s guess whether Kuzma was right in not giving credit where it should be given.