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New Orleans Pelicans star DeMarcus Cousins believes he’s staying put. In an interview with Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, Cousins addressed his impending free agency, and even said that some of his teammates make jokes about it from time to time. But at the end of the day. Cousins thinks he is in New Orleans […]

The Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans have already played twice this season, and Warriors rookie Jordan Bell has some beef. Bell said Wednesday that Pelicans star DeMarcus Cousins has attempted to bully him in the two matchups, per Melissa Rohlin of the Bay Area News Group. “He thought I was scared of him […]

At just 23 years old and in his fifth season with the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo has established himself as one of the best players in the league. Through 24 appearances, Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 37.5 minutes. In the first quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans, the fifth-year […]

The Brooklyn Nets made a splash by dealing power forward Trevor Booker to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for center Jahlil Okafor, guard Nik Stauskas, and the New York Knicks 2019 second-round pick. Most of the attention regarding the trade has gone to Okafor’s shot redemption after he was initially taken with the third overall pick […]

This season, the Houston Rockets have showcased their high-octane offense night in and night out, which is fueled by their ability to knock down a lot of 3-pointers. This has allowed some of their players to have more room to operate near the basket, such as Clint Capela, who has emerged this year as one […]

The New Orleans Pelicans continue to fluctuate in and out of the win column just as they have over the 2017-18 NBA season thus far. Not much was different tonight in their heartbreaking loss to the high-powered Houston Rockets. Fortunately, fans were at least treated to their second triple-double performance of the year thanks to veteran […]

Over the past couple of days, there have been plenty of dazzling performances. Triple-doubles and absurd scoring, we have it all. Who rose to the occasion over the past seven days? We reflect on some of the best individual game performances from Week 8. DeMarcus Cousins scored 40 points, grabbed 22 rebounds, and blocked four shots on Wednesday night. Over the last […]

In his first official season, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons has taken the league by storm with his stellar play. During Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Simmons threw down a vicious one-handed dunk over All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins that he proceeded to give the big man a long staredown after the play. […]

During last Monday’s matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans, former Olympic team teammates DeMarcus Cousins and Kevin Durant got into the face of each other during a mini-scuffle on the court. Both players were ejected, but the enmity didn’t end there. In fact, Cousins’ blood seemed to be still curdling […]

Sacramento Kings veteran Zach Randolph is one of the toughest dudes in the league and isn’t one to back down from anyone on the court. He clearly didn’t back down from DeMarcus Cousins, as he went toe-to-toe with the imposing New Orleans Pelicans big man in their head-to-head matchup on Friday night. The two had many […]

The Dallas Mavericks could do with a superstar these days. With Dirk Nowitzki’s career winding down and rookie Dennis Smith Jr. still some time away from reaching his true potential, they unsurprisingly find themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference because of their lack of star power. One such superstar that they could target […]

DeMarcus Cousins has had it with the villain label seemingly place on his forehead every time he takes the court. For a change, the referees held their whistle as Mason Plumlee tried to sell a flagrant foul and possible ejection, going down fast and hard after Cousins had collected a defensive rebound with his elbows […]

DeMarcus Cousins has built a reputation as a rough-grinding, ball-pounding, board-snatching, might-accidentally-elbow-you-in-the-face-while-I-come-down type of player. And he claims that hasn’t helped him at all. Mason Plumlee of the Denver Nuggets used that against him with 1:25 left in the fourth quarter, going down like Drago in the 12th round with Rocky Balboa, holding his face […]

DeMarcus Cousins won’t dwell on his second ejection of the season, which he received in the winding moments of a 125-115 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The New Orleans Pelicans big man got into a war of words with Kevin Durant and both players were tossed from the game after receiving […]

In the summer of 2017 we witnessed one of the most intriguing postseasons in recent history. The weird thing is that it wasn’t the Finals that got fans excited – it was free agency and trades. Few teams either lost or traded away their star players which meant a radical change in these franchises’ future. […]

Battling foul trouble throughout the match, DeMarcus Cousins and the New Orleans Pelicans did not have a lot to celebrate on Monday versus the Golden State Warriors. However, one play pumped up the 6-foot-11 big man during the second quarter, where he can be seen head-banging on the bench. With 2:49 left in the period, […]

Monday night’s game between the Golden State Warriors (19-6) and the New Orleans Pelicans (12-12) was quite crazy, to say the least. In the final two minutes of the contest, two of the NBA’s biggest stars in the Warriors’ Kevin Durant and the Pelicans’ DeMarcus Cousins got into a heated argument. Both players, who had to […]

Fans certainly got their money’s worth after an eventful matchup between the Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans. It was clear early on that that both teams were prepared to turn up the intensity if the situation called for it, which naturally it did. Things ultimately culminated during a heated exchange between superstars Kevin […]

Throughout his NBA career, DeMarcus Cousins has shown that he is not the type who is shy to troll and get into heated exchanges with his opponents. With five fouls on Stephen Curry on Monday, the three-time All-Star center tried to get him end his night early, as he attempted to imitate how he fishes […]

During Monday night’s contest at Smoothie King Center, things got very chippy between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans. Two of the NBA’s biggest stars got into it during the fourth quarter when Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins had a heated exchange. A video of the exchange can […]

It was an eventful night to say the least during the showdown between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans. This game had it all in terms of entertainment thanks to the physical play and endless trash talk that occurred. Before its grand ending, there were several signs that things were going to […]

After losing Gordon Hayward in free agency and Rudy Gobert to a knee injury, it has not been an easy start to the 2017-18 NBA season for the Utah Jazz. However, after losing four out of their first six games without Gobert, Utah has won five consecutive games since. As different players have stepped up […]

No matter how big of a Titanic fan you think you are, you don’t know jackcrap until you hear New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins break down the epic disaster flick like an English literature professor analyzing a Robert Frost poem in front of a class. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcGiXLTB18i/ The movie has been discussed countless times since […]

The NBA has been around for over seven decades but to this day, basketball fans are still guaranteed to see something they haven’t seen before – or at least one that happens very rarely. We were treated to one Saturday night when DeMarcus Cousins and Zaza Pachulia conspired to give us an early Christmas gift: […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in the Bay Area Sunday facing the defending NBA champions, Golden State Warriors. The Pelicans arrive at Oracle Arena riding a three-game win streak, so they have every reason to feel confident of themselves regardless if they’re playing against the best team on the planet today. Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins […]

We know New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins has a penchant for throwing tantrums on the court, but certainly not for throwing footballs. Yet somehow, a newspaper failed to differentiate Boogie from another famous Cousins, Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins. The Redskins signal-caller’s eyes caught a glaring mistake made by a particular newspaper that […]

New Orleans Pelicans star center DeMarcus Cousins is clearly frustrated over his ejection that occurred on Monday night during the team’s 114-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to an article published on Tuesday by Brett Martel of the Associated Press, Cousins doesn’t think he should have been ejected in the third quarter when […]

During Monday’s contest between the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder, things got a bit heated after DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from the game due to elbowing Russell Westbrook in the face. Following the game, Pelicans veteran guard Tony Allen weighed in on the situation, voicing that he believes that Westbrook flopped from the […]

New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins has been ejected after elbowing Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook in the head Monday night during the third quarter. The move looked inadvertent in terms of whether or not it was malicious as Westbrook tried to sneak up behind Cousins to make a steal in the backcourt. […]

When it comes to centers, Jonas Valanciunas of the Toronto Raptors and DeMarcus Cousins of the New Orleans Pelicans, are two big men that have had their fair share of history on the court. According to Mike Ganter of the Toronto Sun, Valanciunas recently opened up about Cousins’ trash-talking but downplayed any rivalry speculations. “I […]

Life in New Orleans isn’t all the bad nowadays. The New Orleans Pelicans are sitting in the fifth spot in the Western Conference with an 8-6 record, just one-half game out of the fourth spot. For the way DeMarcus Cousins was traded last season immediately after the All-Star break ended, he’s found a pretty comfortable […]

In his first full season with the New Orleans Pelicans, All-Star big man DeMarcus Cousins is putting together a career-best campaign. According to TBLegend7 on Reddit, the 27-year-old is currently the only player that is inside the top 20 statistically across the board. 28.2 points per game (4th) 14.0 rebounds per game (2nd) 5.8 assists per game […]

The transformation of today’s big men in the NBA is in full swing, with many of the prominent stars in the game, extending their game to the three-point line and some beyond. The likes of Karl-Anthony Towns, Nikola Jokic, Kristaps Porzingis, and others have become genuine threats beyond the arc, but no one has seen […]

Someone other than Anthony Davis or DeMarcus Cousins led the New Orleans Pelicans in scoring for a change. Unfortunately, Jrue Holiday’s season-high 34 points and 11 assists weren’t enough to give the Pelicans the win against the Toronto Raptors. Cousins was particularly disappointed that they couldn’t give Holiday the help his great play deserved. D. […]

New Orleans Pelicans All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins has become one of the most talented all-around big men in the league. Cousins put that on display on Thursday night against the Toronto Raptors as he crossed over Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas and nailed a 3-pointer. Boogie’s pump fake was just too much to handle 😂 pic.twitter.com/xWvDnuy2b2 […]

DeMarcus Cousins has been off to a hot start this season with his production night in and night out. The New Orleans Pelicans center has been recently named the NBA’s Player of the Week for continuing to perform at a high level in their games. However, during one play on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins has had a ridiculous seven-game start to the year from a statistical sense. He’s averaging 29.4 points, 13.6 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.1 blocks, while shooting 49 percent from the field and hitting 2.4 3-pointers per game. All of those would be a new career-high if the season […]

Throughout his NBA career, New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins has been heavily criticized for his short temper, and even serving as a distraction to his teammates. However, that changed recently, as he showed a lot of maturity following their loss on Monday against the Orlando Magic. Instead of focusing on what others failed […]

Whenever they both step on the court for the New Orleans Pelicans, DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis give their opponents a nightmare matchup and a lot to fear about given their dominance on both ends of the floor. With Halloween only a few days away though, it was the dynamic frontcourt duo’s turn to be […]