Throughout his NBA career, Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma has never had to see a shot he didn't like, and during the team's game against the Phoenix Suns he reached an important career milestone with 10,000 career points.
After the Bucks' game, Kyle Kuzma gave a heartfelt reaction to reaching the 10,000 career point plateau.
Kuzma said, "As a kid, I said I had two dreams that I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to score 10,000 points. Random, that's just how random it happens." “I knew I was getting close for the last month or so, and I feel like it was yesterday or the day before yesterday... I looked to see how close I was, and I was praying this morning.
"I told God, 'It would be great if I could score 30 tonight,' because I knew where I was. And I had 33. Honestly, you can't beat that."
Although the Bucks lost the game against the Suns 129–114, Kuzma etched his name in the history books as the latest NBA player to score 10,000 career points. He finished the game with 33 while shooting 12-of-21 (57.1 percent) from the field, 6-of-10 (60 percent) from the 3-point line and 3-of-4 (75 percent) from the free-throw line.
Kuzma's name came up in trade rumors as the deadline approached, but ultimately nothing materialized and the Bucks retained the veteran forward. Selected 27th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft, Kuzma has been a solid double-digit scoring threat throughout his career, helping the Los Angeles Lakers win the 2020 NBA Championship.
This season, Kuzma has been benched, playing in 59 games at a rate of just over 26 minutes per game. He averaged 13.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists with splits of 49.2 percent shooting from the field, 36.5 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 72.4 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
