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The Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma opened up about his teammate LeBron James and his preparation for the upcoming season:

“That dudes ready, he’s ready. I think this off-season you’ve seen people slandering his name but he’s been super motivated … he’s working. He’s in the gym early, nights, whatever … just being locked in.”

Kuzma also detailed his personal challenge of this offseason:

“My shooting, that’s the biggest thing. I really didn’t shoot the ball well last year like I wanted to. But this year, I always had moves but I didn’t know how to shoot outside of those moves so just learning those techniques, it should be fun.”