Laker Kyle Kuzma ‘Kid In Candy Store’ Watching LeBron James Work

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00:00 I'm Jill Painter Lopez for Sports Illustrated here with an update on Kyle Kuzma who had

00:05 a recent conversation that we all got to be a part of online with David Alaba, an international

00:11 soccer player.

00:12 And they were both talking about as young guys having a veteran who's been able to kind

00:17 of help mold them and somebody they could follow.

00:19 And of course for Kyle Kuzma that is LeBron James.

00:21 And he said, "I'm like a kid in a candy store watching LeBron.

00:25 He's like from everything he does, from the way he carries himself to being one of the

00:29 first in the gym always."

00:31 He said, "You know, I pride myself on being one of the first two in the gym."

00:34 And he said, "Usually LeBron is always there working."

00:36 And he said, "To be able to have the discipline to do this for 17 years," he said, "he thought

00:41 that was very cool."

00:42 So again, just a couple of young professional athletes discussing having mentors.

00:48 And for Kyle Kuzma, that's LeBron James.

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