https://youtu.be/jM7vJ8FlDNA
An extremely learned and respectable type of NBA fan might guess that the “KZ” initialism that makes up the first part of KZ Okpala’s name is somehow related to the great Obinna Ekezie. Certainly, if you were thinking that, I know think very highly of both you and your prodigious knowledge of NBA role-players from the past.
Sadly, that’s not the case. Ekezie has nothing to do with this at all, just like he has had nothing to do with anything NBA-related since that time he fouled Samuel Dalembert while Dalembert was dunking from the free-throw line (this really happened, I wouldn’t lie about this). The real story is this: “KZ” is some sort of shortening of his real name, Chikezie. Which is a perfectly good name, honestly. Is he trying to hide his Nigerian heritage or something? It’s cool bro. Like half the young talent in the league is Nigerian-origin these days.
The fact that there are no periods between the letters K and Z mean I just call him “Kizz”. As in “Kizz my Azz”. Or, “He’s Kizzing all over the court”. You can call the police if you want, but they have no jursidiction over me because due to some loopholes in maritime law I am a sovereign citizen who is not answerable to any government.
In addition to being unanswerable to any and all geopolitical constructs, I am VINDICATED. Vindicated because I chose not to make a highlight vid of Okpala scoring 16 back in January, thinking that he would surely score more points than that at some point later in the season. And here we are. It took until the last regular-season game of the season, but 17 points have been scored. Vindication is mine and mine alone. And no one can take it from me.