EL SEGUNDO- When various Los Angeles Lakers beat reporters spotted center Ivica Zubac speaking with Mitch Kupchak during the team’s practice the day after he was assigned to the team’s D-League affiliate, there were a few natural questions.
Were the two talking about Kupchak’s goals for Zubac during his time with the the Los Angeles D-Fenders? Could they be discussing longer-term improvements the rookie taken 32nd overall in the 2016 NBA Draft would need to make to his game?
“We didn’t talk about basketball,” said Zubac after his D-League debut in the D-Fenders’ 133-120 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.