Remember last year when we asked if DeMarcus Cousins was worth the headache? Well, that may have resurfaced:
On Sunday, before a home game vs. the New Orleans Hornets, the Sacramento Kings released a statement saying that he wouldn’t play because of one and that the 6-11 center demanded a trade.
Cousins, 21, was not with the team for the Hornets game.
“When a player continually, aggressively, lets it be known that he is unwilling, unable to embrace traveling in the same direction as his team, it cannot be ignored indefinitely,” head coach Paul Westphal said. “DeMarcus Cousins has demanded to be traded. In the best interest of our team as we go forward, he has been directed by me, with the support of management, to stay home from the New Orleans game tonight.”
Westphal added: “I hope that DeMarcus has a change of heart and joins up with full reinstatement. That’s really all up to him. This will give him the best chance to do that. … It’s something I think the team can use to band together which is the most important thing for a new team.”
However, in fairness to Cousins he denies these allegations. From his Twitter account today:
Source: USAtoday.com
