A current NBA player and former UCLA Bruins star shot down the idea that a current NFL player beat him at basketball in high school.
program is known for churning out some of the best players in the NBA, ranging from Bill Walton all the way to Russell Westbrook., and star Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp recently revealed that not only did he beat Chicago Bulls guard and former UCLA standout Zach LaVine in high school.
Kupp revealed that he held LaVine to four points, but he wound up scoring 14 points by the end of the game. "So they whooped our a--," LaVine said. "They had the best team in state that year and ended up winning the state championship. We played them in the first round of state, and at the time I had no idea who he was, little white dude guarding me. And they straight kicked our a--."
"Look, whaterver it was, I didn't play well," LaVine said. "He can say whatever he wants. I remember that game like it was yesterday."
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