Kyle Kuzma’s Mom Comes to His Defense Over Comments

Los Angeles Lakers young star Kyle Kuzma made headlines with the comments he made in the game against the Boston Celtics, and his mom, Karr, stepped in his defense.

Kuzma said the group playing in Boston was much better than Staples Center.

“LA all the stars come out,” young Kuzma said. “Here, it’s different.”

Diehard Lakers fans were pretty shocked. Jared Weiss covers the Celtics for The Athletic. He shared Kuzma’s comments, and Karri decided to speak for her son.

“First off he never said it was better. He said it was different. He said all the stars come out in LA, but in Boston everyone knows it’s [different],” Karri tweeted. “Louder and rowdier. Nice try!”

Fans don’t really have a chance to attend games this season. The coronavirus pandemic changed everything.

Los Angeles lost to Detroit 107-92, but Kuzma was impressive. He started for Anthony Davis and finished the night with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

“I bet she was very, very happy to be there,” Kuzma said following the game. “A couple of my cousins came as well. My mom has been going through a tough time recently. One of her best friends just passed away, so I’m sure her seeing her boy starting, playing the Pistons where I’m from, means everything to her. I’m glad she was able to be there for that.”

Kyle Kuzma will need his mom and her defense later in the season

Kuzma had visitors inside the NBA bubble in Orlando, but his mother didn’t visit. Seeing him play was a big deal for her.

Lakers players try to build strong chemistry on their trip to the championship. Building chemistry this year is a bit challenging. Players face too many restrictions.

“Obviously it still is a mental toll. Everybody is locked away in their rooms and it’s still a pandemic out here,” Kuzma said. “That’s not an excuse to lose at all, but just every day, human life, yeah, for sure, it’s always going to be a mental toll.”

Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka talked about this during his convo with Mike Bresnahan of Spectrum SportsNet.

“So I think it’s going to take a little bit longer to get a real sense, for any team in the league; maybe it’s going to be 30 or 35 games until you get a real sense,” Pelinka said. “I think we’re happy with our progress so far, the new guys and how they’ve molded together. I think there will still be growth and every game we want to get better.”