Throughout the 2017-18 NBA season, one of the many highlights for the Los Angeles Lakers was the young core’s chemistry, especially between Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma.
After being the team’s first two selections in the 2017 NBA Draft, Ball and Kuzma developed a bond which began at the Las Vegas Summer League. From Summer League champions to being named to the 2017-18 NBA Rookie First and Second Teams, respectively, Ball and Kuzma have enjoyed one another’s company.
Included in that was lobbying friendly attacks at each other on social media. During the offseason, it has only continued as Kuzma won Bleacher Report’s ‘Player Hater of the Year’ Award and Ball recently released a diss track called “Kylie Kuzma.