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Kyle Kuzma grew up idolizing ‘clutch’ players like Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and LeBron James

In his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kyle Kuzma showed he is unafraid of taking big shots with the game on the line. In fact, he revels in it, and it’s all because of the players Kuzma grew up idolizing.

In an interview on ESPN LA 710’s “Lakers Talk with Allen Siwa,” Kuzma said that his favorite players growing up were playing that could take over in the fourth quarter like Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and LeBron James:

“There’s a lot of people I probably admire.