Former Laker Kyle Kuzma drops $36K bet on Spencer Pratt becoming LA’s next mayor

Nypost · May 25, 2026 · 268 words · By Ryan Kostecka

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What to know about Former Laker Kyle Kuzma drops $36K bet on Spencer Pratt becoming LA’s next mayor

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.

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What happened

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.

Why it matters

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…

Common ground

He played four seasons with the Lakers, but it were his first two seasons that left the biggest impressions.

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“the former Laker placed a $36,000 bet on Spencer Pratt to become the next mayor of Los Angeles”

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Multiple independent web search results report that Kyle Kuzma placed a $36,000 bet on Spencer Pratt to become the mayor of Los Angeles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of U.S. state representatives. This list contains the names of U.S. state representatives in the 25 states, listed alphabetically, from Montana to Wyoming. For the remaining 25 states…
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“The payout would be a whopping $133,588.89.”

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Multiple web search results specifically mention the potential maximum payout of $133,588.89 for the bet.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyle is a unisex English-language given name. It is a transferred use of the Scottish surname Kyle or of place names such as Kyle, Ayrshire on the southwest coast of Scotland. Kyle is also a Scots wor…
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“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.””

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A web search result directly quotes a post from Kyle Kuzma's X account (@kylekuzma) stating 'LA has been cooked since Covid what am I missing lol.'

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“Kuzma... 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.”

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Wikipedia and multiple other sources confirm Kyle Kuzma was selected 27th overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the Brooklyn Nets and traded to the Lakers on draft day.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting U.S. college basketball players and other eligi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyle Alexander Kuzma (born July 24, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Kuzma

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“He played four seasons with the Lakers”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm he was drafted in 2017 and played for the Lakers until 2021, which constitutes four seasons.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017–18 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 70th season, its 69th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 58th in Los Angeles. On December 18, 2017, against the Gold…
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“He averaged 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a rookie, being named to the all-rookie first team.”

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Web search results confirm he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and averaged 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds as a rookie.

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web search NEUTRAL — NBA champion (2020); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2018); First-team All-Pac-12 (2017) ; NBA champion (2020); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2018); First-team All-Pac- ...
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2018 ... In 37 games as a starter, the 22-year-old averaged 18.8 points per game on 44.6 percent shooting, going along with 7.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2018 ... ... named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team while point ... points per game this season, while also averaging 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
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“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).”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'HIS' and travel websites, which are completely irrelevant to Kyle Kuzma's stats.

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web search NEUTRAL — 海外・国内旅行の予約といえば旅行サイトのHIS。多数の旅行商品から検索・比較が簡単にできます。国内・海外の店舗、お電話、WEBでサポートいたします。
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web search NEUTRAL — HIS definition: the possessive form of he (used as an attributive or predicative adjective). See examples of his used in a sentence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of HIS is of or relating to him or himself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action. How to use his in a sentence.
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“his production dipped the following two seasons when he averaged 12.9 points per game.”

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The evidence provided for this claim discusses his general career or the bet on Spencer Pratt, but does not provide the specific scoring average of 12.9 points for his third and fourth seasons.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kyle Alexander Kuzma (born July 24, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Kyle Kuzma is getting into politics. Sort of. Posting to social media Monday afternoon, the former Laker placed a $36000 bet on Spencer ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-laker-kyle-kuzma-dr…

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web search NEUTRAL — He entered the NBA through the draft in 2017 and has played for the Los Angeles Lakers , the Washington Wizards , and the Bucks during his career. In 2017, he ...
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“helping the LeBron James and Anthony Davis win the 2020 NBA championship.”

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“He was later traded to the Washington Wizards in 2021”

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“before then being rerouted to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2025.”

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“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.”

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