Kyle Kuzma is getting into politics.
Sort of.
Posting to social media Monday afternoon, the former Laker placed a $36,000 bet on Spencer Pratt to become the next mayor of Los Angeles. The payout would be a whopping $133,588.89.
Besides posting the bet, Kuzma spoke about the overall state of Los Angeles by responding to someone on X with, “LA has been cooked since Covid what am I missing lol.”
Kuzma is no stranger to Los Angeles, having been acquired by the Lakers in a draft-day trade with the Brooklyn Nets after they chose him with the 27th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
He played four seasons with the Lakers, but it were his first two seasons that left the biggest impressions.
He averaged 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a rookie, being named to the all-rookie first team. He followed that up with an even better second season, averaging 18.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists as he became a full-time starter and played in 70 games (68 starts).
However, his production dipped the following two seasons when he averaged 12.9 points per game. But he was a key rotation player during that time, helping the LeBron James and Anthony Davis win the 2020 NBA championship.
He was later traded to the Washington Wizards in 2021, before then being rerouted to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2025.
After losing his home in the devastating Pacific Palisades fire a few years ago, Pratt, the former reality TV star from ‘The Hills’, has made a strong push in his candidacy to be Los Angeles’ next mayor.