The Lakers again failed to win an opening night victory in the LeBron James era after losing the Warriors last night.
Lebron and Anthony Davis played really well, but no one else showed up.
That includes Russell Westbrook is had a very subpar first game as a Laker. It will be a struggle for the Lakers because they have a lot of big-name players who may be past their prime. Russ had a strong ending last season, so the hope is that he will figure it out when it matters most in the playoffs. If it doesn’t, then that is a lot of responsibility on Anthony Davis and LeBron. Davis is brittle, and LeBron is in season 19. They are fresh at the moment, but what happens as the season gets longer and the grind gets harder. You can tell that Kuzma is still hurt by the fact they traded him and others for Russ.
This is why Kuzma decided to troll them after the game.
He posted then deleted a post on IG that said they’re now 0-7 without him.
From a technical standpoint, that is true, but Kuzma should be thrilled he was able to stay around to get a ring with LeBron and Anthony Davis when all the other young Lakers were shipped off to New Orleans.
Kuzma is in Washington now with Bradley Beal and will get an opportunity to show if he is an All-Star or was he carried by LeBron and others.
We will find out sooner than later, but for now, he probably needs to get his head around the fact he is no longer with the Lakers.
Flip the pages for the deleted posts and Lakers Twitter cooking him in the replies.
