“I think people look at me, also they see blonde hair, and the person I’m dating or the clothes I’m wearing has an image of me,” the NBA player told the news.
Certain NBA stars take more mockery than others in a league where nicknames and stories are often discuss more than player stats.
Kyle Kuzma, who won his 1st championship ring with the LA Lakers in 2020, said he was one of those players.
“I think people look at me also they see blonde hair. And they see the person I’m dating or the clothes I’m wearing, they have an idea of me,” the 27-year-old athlete told News.
“But not so many people know that I’m just an ordinary guy who is humble and just having fun,” said Kuzma. Who recently collaborated with Stella Artois and POTR by Yoshida & Co. to launch their Secure The Bag mode program.
Kuzma’s relationship with the public extends beyond the world of sports. As the athlete regularly appears at fashion shows and events with her supermodel boyfriend, Winnie Harlow. “We’re always coming up with new ideas,” she said of her relationship with Harlow, 28. “[Winnie] also has a lot of styles, and that’s one of the things that connects me with her, and you know we love fashion, we love art, we love clothes. .”
While dozens of successful athletes have dabbled in outdoor ventures like movies and sneakers. NBA players dabbling in high-end fashion haven’t got the same enthusiasm from fans.
In some cases, even Kuzma’s colleagues ridiculed his style.
In 2020, undisputed host Shannon Sharp tweeted, “Kyle Kuzma doesn’t know what to do with her hair. So now it’s here and looks like Sang from Rush Hour. When asked if she thought her blonde hair was the catalyst for a spate of jokes that hurt her, Kuzma said, “Oh yeah, sure. Especially when I was in L.A..” Even before she went blonde, Kuzma’s fashion choices were heavily criticize by her peers. When his time with the Lakers. Teammate Quinn Cook uploaded a video of the team mocking Kuzma’s mint suit with over 40,000 likes.