EL SEGUNDO – Lakers sophomores Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma were two of 10 American first- and second-year players selected by the league’s assistant coaches to participate in the Mtn Dew Ice Rising Stars game, it was announced today.
Last season, Ball and Kuzma became the 11th and 12th Lakers in franchise history to be selected to the game (previously known as the Rookie-Sophomore Game), and will join Brandon Ingram, D’Angelo Russell and Jordan Farmar as the only Lakers to participate in the game twice. It is the fourth consecutive season the Lakers have had at least two representatives in the game.