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Ankle Injury Causes Kuzma to Drop Out of World Cup Qualifying

Kyle Kuzma’s run with the 2019 U.S. National Team is over after a left ankle injury forced him to return from Melbourne, Australia, where the team was completing its pre-World Cup exhibitions.

Kuzma performed well in his limited time with Team USA, especially in his last game: an exhibition victory over Australia.

Bummer couldn’t finish my time with @usabasketball but that team will be just fine! Excited to get healthy & back to LA and get ready for the real show get ready LA

— kuz (@kylekuzma) August 25, 2019

Kuzma scored 12 points against the Boomers, shooting 4-of-5 from 3-point range after working on revamping his shot this summer.