‘Kendrick Lamar literally came back before Kendrick Nunn’: Lakers star roasted for vacationing in Cali while having a $5 million option for next season

Arun Sharma | 20/04/2022
‘Kendrick Lamar literally came back before Kendrick Nunn’: Lakers star roasted for vacationing in Cali while having a $5 million option for next season

Kendrick Lamar said Sit Down, be humble – Kendrick Nunn took that seriously and has not been running for a year.

After a 5 year hiatus, Kendrick Lamar is back with his 5th album titled “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers”. His last album “Damn” was an instant cult classic, elevating him to superstardom. 2018 saw him have his track in the Black culture-defining movie “Black Panther. His fans were treated to sparse singles from then on.

While one Kendrick was setting charts ablaze, the other was making his way into the league. Kendrick Nunn, an undrafted player in 2018 joined the Santa Cruz Warriors for a year, before moving to the Miami Heat. He showed Florida what he could do, playing a bit like Mario Chalmers.

But that was it. The only he ever brought heat consistently was the one he wore on his jersey and this season he’s been virtually nonexistent. Umpteen number of “Wait for me to return” tweets later, he was shut down for the season. Despite staying almost 5 years out of the game, Lamar made his return without false promises.

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Kendrick Nunn hit the jackpot when the Lakers came calling – he is getting paid for wearing board shorts and loafers to games

Since his move to the Los Angeles Lakers, Kendrick Nunn has played no games. He was hired to be the backup for an aging Russell Westbrook but instead decided to kick it with Trevor Ariza on the bench. He was joined by Anthony Davis, although AD at least tried.

Even in his two seasons with the Heat, Nunn never played more than 70 games. He was not the starting guard, but he wasn’t available. His flashes in the pan were enough for the Lakers to take the bait, but fans knew better.

Nunn is on a player option for next season and will receive a considerable hike over his current salary. At the age of 27, and having only played 2 seasons of basketball, he would be foolish to fumble the bag at this point.

By the age of 27, Kobe Bryant was a 3 peat winner and pushing for his 4th. Nunn has barely played 1/10th of the Black Mamba’s games.

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Arun Sharma

Arun Sharma is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. A double degree holder and a digital marketer by trade, Arun has always been a sports buff. He fell in love with the sport of basketball at a young age and has been a Lakers fan since 2006. What started as a Kobe Bryant obsession slowly turned into a lifelong connection with the purple and gold. Arun has been an ardent subscriber to the Mamba mentality and has shed tears for a celebrity death only once in his life. He believes January 26, 2020, was the turning point in the passage of time because Kobe was the glue holding things together. From just a Lakers bandwagoner to a basketball fanatic, Arun has spent 16 long years growing up along with the league. He thinks Stephen Curry has ruined basketball forever, and the mid-range game is a sight to behold. Sharma also has many opinions about football (not the American kind), F1, MotoGP, tennis, and cricket.

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