Kyle Kuzma prepared for Thursday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a way that would make Kobe Bryant proud: By watching highlights of himself from his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Following the Lakers’ big win over the Thunder, where Kuzma dropped a season-high seven 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 32 points, Kuzma said he watched highlights from his rookie season to see how he could break out of his shooting slump.
It’s safe to say it worked (via Spectrum SportsNet):
“Past couple days I’ve been trying to look at my rookie highlights to see how I shot the ball and just trying to make adjustments.