The NBA is absolutely gripped by Fortnite fever, and on Sunday night Josh Hart and Kyle Kuzma realized an off-handed remark might get them in hot water.
Josh Hart and Kyle Kuzma’s ‘Fortnite’ game was hilariously accidental Paul George tampering
“You can’t say PG13!”
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Hart: Jimmy D. Thanks for that Jimmy D.
Kuzma: Jimmy D. Jimmy deez nuts...
Hart: C’mon man.
Larry Nance Jr.: PG13 ... c’mon PG13.
Hart: It’s for the kids man. You can’t say that. It’s for the kids.
Kuzma: Hold on, hold on, hold on. We can’t talk about PG13.
Hart: Awww ... yeah, we can’t say PG13. Tampering. It’s tampering.
Kuzma: Yeah. Tampering. Tampering.
This is just smart decision making to ensure the Lakers don’t find themselves in any more hot water. It wasn’t long ago that Magic Johnson got fined for tampering with Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Hart and Kuzma just want to make sure they don’t duplicate the issues by talking about Paul George.
Smart imo. That said, I do kinda want to see an official NBA tampering charge come from Fortnite.
