"Trade Him For Giannis" - NBA Fans React to 7-foot Star Being Held to 8 Points by Kyle Kuzma

Kyle Kuzma had a good defensive showing in Milwaukee's 121-111 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. The Bucks guard was given the responsibility to guard one of the best big men in the league, Karl-Anthony Towns.

Kuzma did a great job in keeping the seven-footer in check. He applied pressure on his man, sacrificed his body to draw in fouls, and did not allow Towns to get into his rhythm.

He forced KAT to commit offensive fouls whenever he tried to make a play. The Knicks' big man accumulated five personal fouls and was unable to do much in the final moments of the game. He ended the game with eight-points, 12-rebounds and one-assist.

A fan online vented out his frustration with Town's performance on a Knicks' subreddit. Other fans rallied under the post's comments section with their opinions on the subject.

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"Trade him for Giannis," one fan said. "I think he’s still battling injuries that honestly, at this point he should just let rest," another fan said. "He just looked afraid to get called against Giannis most of the game," another fan said.

Fans comment on Kyle Kuzma locking up Karl-Anthony Towns.

One fan criticized the seven-footer's post-up game.

"Imagine being 7’0 and having zero post up game," the fan said. "What do you expect from a guy called big purr 😂" another fan said. "Injuries and Mike browns offense. Everyone wanted Thibs gone but Kat had his best season in a few years with Thibs," another fan said.

Kyle Kuzma explains how he locked up Knicks' 7-foot star

After securing the win, Kyle Kuzma participated in a brief post-game interview where he was asked to explain his thoughts while facing one of the best big men in the league. The Bucks guard gave a confident answer and leaned on his experience in the league to explain his great defensive performance.

"I think I’ve been in the league long enough and played against talent long enough to kind of understand what he kind of wants and what he wants to do,” Kuzma said. “So being out there and just being physical, being physical, put my body on them. A lot of times when you’re playing guys that are physical, they don’t want you to be physical. So just bringing that attitude and mentality to the game really probably frustrated him a little bit."

Kyle Kuzma was matched up against the Knicks star in 49.1% of his possessions. During those matchups, the Bucks guard held Towns to 0 of 4 shooting.

Edited by Avi Shravan