Kyle Kuzma Did One of the Dumbest Things We've Ever Seen on a Basketball Court
The Washington Wizards collapsed so badly Monday night that people legitimately wondered if it was the most-obvious tank job in NBA history. The Wizards led the Raptors 106-90 with 7:25 remaining in the game and lost 111-107. Perhaps nothing made that collapse worse than an inexcusable play from Kyle Kuzma.
With 5:12 remaining and Washington up 107-97, the ball went out of bounds and officials claimed it went off the Wizards, awarding the ball to the Raptors under Washington's basket. Kuzma ran towards the Wizards' bench on the opposite end of the floor, attempting to convince head coach Wes Unseld Jr. to challenge the call. While he did that, the Raptors realized they had a five-on-four advantage, inbounded the ball and worked it to Scottie Barnes who scored an easy layup. Smart basketball by Toronto, dumb move by Kuzma.
Watch:
The Wizards were up by 10 with 5:12 remaining and Kyle Kuzma wanted to challenge an out of bounds call on the Raptors, but they took advantage of the 5-on-4 and it resulted in a Scottie Barnes layup. pic.twitter.com/stxULX4H2E
— Oh no he didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) November 14, 2023
Washington never recovered and didn't score again. Their final three plays were a summation of an awful season thus far:
The Wizards were up 16 with ~6 minutes left, didnt make a field goal for the rest of the game, and lost.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 14, 2023
Their final three plays include:
1) inbounding the ball out of bounds
2) losing duck-duck-goose to Schröder
3) white flag hoisting pic.twitter.com/6vLRkAqZwf
Just a ridiculous showing from a team and franchise going absolutely nowhere.