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Kyle Kuzma: If you believe Palestinians deserve freedom, say it clearly. freedom from Hamas too. Freedom from Iranian-backed terror. Freedom from leaders who use civilians as shields. Compassion cannot be selective…
Kyle Kuzma: i hear JB frustration but this ain't it. 1 most handlers around players don't know the first thing about building a business. and that's on US. we put our people in positions of power they were never trained for and act surprised when it goes left. accountability starts in your own circle. 2 "invest in your community" sounds good until you break down what it actually means. buying your cousin a barbershop isn't community investment, it's a bill you'll be paying forever. any real advisor will tell you that. It’s really only buying real estate commercially that makes sense… 3 and let's be honest about scale. rebuilding black wall street was never and should never be on athletes. there's about 20 black billionaires in this country. have they ever sat at one table to do something massive? I’ll wait….. make great investments FIRST. stack real capital. then your second and third wave is when you do the massive things…with enough weight behind your name to pull the city, the state, real partners into it with you.
Fastbreak Hoops: Kevin Durant joining Golden State cost him a chance at having one of the most respected legacies in NBA history. The rings helped his résumé, but they absolutely hurt the way people remember his career. Kyle Kuzma: His legacy is upmost respected amongst his peers and that my friend is truly the only thing that matters. The people that really tie those sneakers up say that you’re him. Not the media, not the fan. Golden state or not. Matt Champion: You trying to say fans don’t matter, Kuz? You’re a Lakers champ, so you’ll always have my respect, but that seems surprising coming from you. I agree on KD, btw. One of the best to ever play. Kyle Kuzma: Thank you my brother… Fans matter 100%. Never said otherwise. My point was fans and players see the game differently, and both views are real.
kuz: Duds is one my all time favorite people and someone that any organization should be thankful to have around. great thinker dank: Jared Dudley says he told Jason Kidd to start Giannis Antetokounmpo over him after seeing his potential that helped turn around the Milwaukee Bucks
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NBA star Kyle Kuzma blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for “cosplaying” as president over his empty threat to arrest Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Milwaukee Bucks forward said online that Mamdani’s video address last week showed he is more concerned with “content” than running America’s biggest city. “This is 2026. People cosplaying as things they don’t have the authority, the talent, or the track record to actually be. Just for content,” the NBA veteran posted on X Sunday afternoon in response to Mamdani’s clip.
Getting a ring with the Lakers felt like the start of a solid career for Kuzma. But alas, it has gone the opposite direction. Still, he knows what it takes to reach the top. The 31-year-old forward even claimed that the NBA bubble was not difficult, contrary to what several players have stated. “I feel like the bubble was easy though because if you wanted to be there and win, then you were gonna be there longer,” said Kuzma on “The White Noise Podcast.” “Remember that private meeting that we had with all the teams? Everybody was just like, ‘I don’t wanna be here, I don't wanna do this.' So it was like, ‘Okay, bet. Well, we're just gonna stay, band together, and figure it out.'”
He added that the anxiety of being in an enclosed environment had nothing to do with basketball. “We were there for 106 days. No windows, no balconies. That was the worst part. There were like three restaurants. We ate the same thing every day for 106 days,” recalled Kuzma.
kuz: X is for conversation, and in today's age, you cannot have a conversation without being attacked if people don't agree with what you are saying. Exactly, problems in society, or at least here on X, are cooked. But somehow, I am a Zionist because I'm pointing out things that are happening in front of everyone's face, but hey, that's okay. Let's keep opening up soccer fields.
And even though he is now a veteran in the league in his own right, he still views James and Rondo from those years as the most influential teammates he’s ever had. “I’d say probably Bron or Rondo,” Kuzma said in an appearance on the White Noise podcast. “[LeBron] got so much money that you just see a certain type of life that is maybe not attainable because not everybody can be a billionaire, but it’s like a North Star to you. Like this guy’s got a lot of motion and there’s other things off the court where it’s like, I actually can do more and you just gotta put your mind to it. “And then Rondo because he’s just so sophisticated, so smart basketball-wise. He’s like a savant, it like made you wanna pick up your acumen. He would call sometimes after a game at like 3 a.m., ‘Yo, what you doing?’ Like ‘I’m in bed.’ He’s like ‘Yo, turn the game on, go to 8:10 in the third quarter. What are you thinking here?’ And that’s like motivating, you know?”
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Kyle Kuzma: Ngl it’s exhausting hearing athletes break down how their millions “aren’t really millions” after taxes and fees. 40M after taxes is still 40M. The real issue isn’t the system, it’s lifestyle creep. Nobody told you to live like a king, buy 5 cars, or move with a 10‑person entourage. Modest is allowed.
kuz: After sitting here watching NBA free agency this year and overall NBA movement over the past 2 years somebody has to say it.... The new CBA was sold as parity, but the first and second apron are starting to function like a hard cap on player value, team continuity, and player movement. Teams are no longer making purely basketball decisions. They’re making fear-based apron decisions. That means good players get squeezed, homegrown cores get broken up, fan-favorite teams lose their identity, and the overall product loses some of the nostalgia and continuity that made people fall in love with the NBA in the first place. This isn’t about players not understanding business. It’s the opposite. We understand that the NBA is a business. That’s why the @TheNBPA has to operate with elite business acumen, elite negotiating strategy, and real foresight. The owners and the league walk into these meetings with killers that continue to run circles around us time and time again with elite lawyers, economists, cap experts, media strategists, and long term business operators. Players deserve a PA that is just as sharp, just as prepared, and just as aggressive about protecting our upside. Too often, it feels like players are informed after the fact instead of being truly educated and empowered before decisions are made. That cannot continue. The next CBA is a do or die moment for us as players. It's only going to get worse for us. We need transparency, accountability, and a serious re evaluation of who is representing us and how they are representing us. This is not anti parity. This is pro player, fan, and product. The league is strongest when players are valued properly, great teams can stay together, and the people representing us are operating at the same level as the people sitting across the table.
Kyle Kuzma: Had an amazing time with @Meta speaking about the future of AI, what I look for in companies, leadership, and how to best serve this new modern world for good through philanthropy. Thanks, @Meta !!!!
With Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis gone, all eyes turn to holdovers Myles Turner and Kyle Kuzma as trade candidates for the Bucks. Turner has always known that if Antetokounmpo was ever traded, he’d be a strong trade candidate, HoopsHype has learned. During his Pacers tenure, Turner was linked to the Hornets, Pelicans, and Lakers in trade rumors at various points. Those teams could all make sense now, and possibly the Celtics. Turner, 30, is still owed $83.55 million, including a player option for the 2028-29 season. Kuzma is on an expiring $20.49 million contract and can help a team with scoring. He shot a career-high 49.2 percent from the field last season.
