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SALT LAKE CITY — More fun stories from the world of sports for today From Left Field!
Kyle Kuzma gets a Kevin Durant shoutout
Utah's Kyle Kuzma has had quite the summer. After being drafted No. 27 overall by the Los Angeles Lakers, he won summer league MVP honors thanks to terrific play leading the Lakers to the tournament win. Afterward, he posted this on Instagram:
Then, on Wednesday, finals MVP and champion Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors tweeted this:It's good to get a shoutout from the best.
Your legs on cycling
Paweł Poljański is racing in the Tour de France this July and has completed 17 stages. He posted this photo after finishing his 16th stage.
For those curious, Cycling Weekly did a story on the science of why the cyclist's legs looked like that after the race.Jozy Altidore's twister
The United States men's national team was playing El Salvador Wednesday night, and forward Jozy Altidore found himself in the box marked by Henry Romero. That's when Romero did this:
Luckily, it led to a tremendous quote by Altidore after the game:
