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Austin Reaves taunts Kyle Kuzma after dunk
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Austin Reaves taunts Kyle Kuzma after dunk

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert  |  Last updated Nov 11, 2026 9:41 PM ET
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Austin Reaves came in a little spicy during Wednesday’s game.

Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers faced off on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks. In the second quarter at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., Reaves got an open lane to the rim off a fastbreak opportunity.

The 25-ppg scorer Reaves threw down the dunk as Bucks forwards Kyle Kuzma and Jaime Jaquez Jr. pursued him. Then after dunking, Reaves hung onto the rim a bit and taunted Kuzma by pointing in his direction.

Here is the video.

Kuzma actually used to play for the Lakers from 2017-21 and won an NBA championship with them in 2020. But Reaves joined the Lakers as an undrafted free agent in 2021 (right as Kuzma was being sent packing), so the two were never teammates and thus had no prior connection.

Reaves, who entered play on Wednesday averaging 25.3 points per game this season on elite 51/41/91 shooting splits, is usually known for being somewhat mild-mannered. But that direct taunt of Kuzma had to be the friskiest that we have seen Reaves ever since he called a referee a “p—y” during a game last season.

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