Kyle Kuzma didn’t waste much time after a rough preseason debut before taking the fight online.
The Milwaukee Bucks opened preseason Monday night with an ugly home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Kuzma was right in the middle of the frustration. He finished with just one point and went 0-for-6 from the field, part of a night where not many Bucks found much rhythm offensively.
That showing quickly drew heat from fans, and Kuzma answered back on X, formerly Twitter, after one post criticized him.
“It’s pre season calm down lol,” he wrote in response to a post criticizing him on X, formerly Twitter.
The reply didn’t exactly settle the crowd. Fans jumped into the comments with plenty of pushback of their own.
“Fam you be doin this in the regular season too what’s ur point,” wrote one fan.
“Brother you can’t even score when everyone else on the court is at like 50% effort i am literally begging you to retire,” wrote another.
The reaction makes sense given how last season went. Kuzma had trouble scoring consistently for Milwaukee and at times fell out of then-head coach Doc Rivers’ rotation entirely, even with the Bucks dealing with injuries.
This season brings a new setup, with Taylor Jenkins now coaching the team and Giannis Antetokounmpo no longer in the picture. That should mean more steady touches for Kuzma, and Milwaukee will need him to make more of them than he did Monday night.
The Bucks open the regular season on October 21 on the road against Kuzma’s former team, the Washington Wizards.
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