Kyle Kuzma's Freak The Mighty

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The incident I’m about to tell you is when I judged someone’s level of play because he wasn't well know. There is one NBA rookie that had gotten drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2017, His name is Kyle Kuzma. Kyle was picked 27th out of 30. No one knew who Kyle was , nor did they think he would be successful in the NBA. But, when the summer league came around Kyle Kuzma shocked the whole world by averaging 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. Kyle won MVP, and brought home a national championship. Now, in the regular season he is doing the same, and is in the races for rookie of the year. I didn't think Kyle Kuzma would be very good because he wasn't a lottery pick, eventually I got to see him play, and come to notice that he is better than most rookies out the 2018 class. In the book “Freak The Mighty” the world has judged two boys named Kevin, and Max wrong. …show more content…
If we were to judge him solely on his appearance, because he was so big for his age we might assume that he is mean, and a bully. In fact, when we first see him, people called him “The Kicker”(pg.1) because when other kids tried to touch him he would punch and kick. This shows that he is rough, and fierce. Max had a thing for booting anyone who dared to touch him(pg.1). This shows Max associated with people in a wrong, and mean way. However, later we see him as a caring person when he sees Kevin choking and he screams for help (pg.86). This refutes our initial judgment by showing that Max is a really nice person, and is very protective over his family, and

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