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Duke University head coach Mike Krzyzewski came to the defense of Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, whom he coached during a gold medal Olympic run with Team USA this summer. Coach K joined colleague John Calipari in his new podcast Cal Cast on Thursday and chimed in on Cousins’ ninth technical foul, which he planned the […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger stood up for his superstar DeMarcus Cousins, wishing the team and media could move on from a recent spat between the All-Star center and Sacramento Bee reporter Andy Furillo. Cousins had previously called out Furillo in a profanity-laced tirade for talking about his brother, Jaleel, in his column about the night […]

One of the more popular teams to picture DeMarcus Cousins on has been the Boston Celtics. Part of that has been the Celtics’ seemingly inevitable need for making a big-time trade and the other has been Cousins’ situation in Sacramento. To some, it seems a natural fit. Just not to Boogie. Via CSNNE: “And as […]

DeMarcus Cousins made headlines for all the wrong reasons last night when he approached a reporter from the Sacramento Bee and cussed him out for a column he wrote which mentioned Cousins’ brother. The Kings center doesn’t have the greatest reputation and incidents like this aren’t helping. Whether or not Cousins was in the wrong, […]

Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins has had his share of issues to begin the season. Despite having a stellar season performance-wise, the mercurial big man has been in the middle of trade rumors (even more than before) all season long; escalating even more with the alleged assault committed at a New York nightclub where he and […]

Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins confronted Sacramento Bee columnist Andy Furillo, yelling expletives at him and refusing to speak to the media present in the locker room after Monday night’s win against the Los Angeles Lakers. The columnist had written about the bar fight which Cousins and teammate Matt Barnes were involved in earlier in the month, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will have floor general Mike Conley Jr. at their disposal much earlier than anticipated, as the team announced he will play tonight against the Sacramento Kings. Conley is only two-and-a-half weeks removed from suffering transverse process fractures in his lower back on Nov. 28, at which point team doctors gave a four-to-six week […]

Sacramento Kings swingman Rudy Gay is bound to find a new place to play come the trade deadline, given of course that team management would like to get some assets in exchange for their wing scorer. Among the teams to have shown interest in the UConn product have been the Indiana Pacers, the Oklahoma City […]

Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins is no stranger to receiving numerous technical fouls every year due to his on-court behavior. On Monday night, he was assessed his ninth of the season for what he claimed to be a “friendly” conversation with Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw. The 26-year-old Kentucky product went off during a post-game interview […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has earned his first career ejection as the man at the helm after he was infuriated by a blatant tackle of his third-year forward Julius Randle at the hands of DeMarcus Cousins. The Sacramento Kings center ran behind Randle and entangled him from behind as they both fell […]

Apparently not every team is interested in trading for DeMarcus Cousins. An anonymous Western Conference executive says that he would not want Cousins on his new team because of how his attitude could negatively affect younger players. Via The Vertical: A high-ranking executive from a Western Conference team that contemplated a trade for Cousins was […]

Inside of his rough exterior, there is a comedian inside of Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins. During the summer Olympic games in Rio, Cousins was the team’s impersonator. He mocked the jump shot forms of many of his teammates in practice with some pretty spot on impressions. Recently Knicks center Joakim Noah made comments about Cousins […]

DeMarcus Cousins is playing into his seventh career season with the Sacramento Kings. During his tenure so far, many around the league have been anticipating a trade for awhile. Earlier this season one NBA executive spoke out in anticipation of Cousins leaving in free agency. The situation almost lends itself to this thinking with the way things have […]

The incident Matt Barnes was involved in last Sunday in a NYC nightclub has taken another important development. Authorities are reportedly now closing in on an arrest for the Sacramento Kings‘ wingman just days after he allegedly choked a woman inside the club and punched a man who tried to break up the argument. This […]

DeMarcus Cousins may not be the player who is conscious with his choice of words as he is known to use profanity a lot, especially during games which does not make him a favorite to give advice to the youth and try to inspire them. However, after reflecting on his childhood while growing up in Alabama, […]

The Dallas Mavericks have officially reached for the panic button a quarter-way into the season. After a devastating 120-89 loss to the Sacramento Kings, a team that is shaping up to be a lottery team, the media was ushered out of the locker room earlier than usual as the players and coaching staff gathered for a […]

News broke out on Monday morning about an incident where Sacramento Kings swingman Matt Barnes, who was accompanied by his teammate, DeMarcus Cousins, was allegedly involved in an altercation inside a New York City nightclub. Barnes reportedly choked a woman and punched two other men who tried to break the argument. Police were not able to hear his side […]

The Sacramento Kings have released a statement on the incident Matt Barnes was allegedly involved. The 36-year-old UCLA product reportedly choked a woman inside a New York City nightclub on Sunday night and punched two other men who tried to break the argument. Police responded to a 911 call made but Barnes had already left the club. […]

On Monday morning, news broke about Sacramento Kings‘ forward Matt Barnes being wanted by authorities for questioning after getting involved in an altercation in a New York City nightclub. Barnes was at Avenue Nightclub together with his teammate, DeMarcus Cousins, when a 911 call was made reporting him to allegedly choking a woman and punching […]

During the fourth quarter of the game between the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks on Sunday, their starting centers, DeMarcus Cousins and Joakim Noah, saw themselves in a shoving match which got them a technical foul each. The altercation happened with 7:55 left after Cousins was fouled by the 6-foot-11 Florida product. https://youtu.be/odk0OSzT1ds After the […]

Now in his second season in the NBA, Sacramento Kings big man Willie Cauley-Stein is still struggling to live up to the expectations following his impressive stint with the Kentucky Wildcats in college. In his rookie season, he played sparingly behind DeMarcus Cousins and often times looked not ready to play in the league with […]

When the Sacramento Kings went up against the New York Knicks on Sunday night, Dave Joerger got a chance to see how much improvement there has been to the game of a player he once coached. Mindaugas Kuzminskas may not recall vividly his participation in the 2010 Adidas Eurocamp in Italy, but the 42-year-old bench boss does. […]

Matt Barnes is reportedly wanted by authorities for questioning after he got involved in an altercation inside Avenue Nightclub in New York City. The Sacramento Kings’ wingman allegedly choked a woman and punched two men who tried to break the argument. Police responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call but Barnes had already left. A […]

During the game between the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks on Sunday, the Madison Square Garden crowd trolled Matt Barnes while he was inbounding the ball late in the fourth quarter. The New York faithful made it clear to the 36-year-old UCLA product that they have not forgotten his feud with their former player […]

Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins has been known for his short temper during games which has led to being penalized by the league for his behavior in the past. However, it will be hard to question his passion and competitiveness when trying to win games. During the first half of their game against the New York Knicks, the […]

Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay shredded through the Boston Celtics‘ defense in the first quarter of Friday night’s game, splitting an incoming double team of Jae Crowder and Al Horford and carving himself an easy path for the right-handed throwdown. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens called for timeout following the play to address the team’s […]

Throughout his NBA career, DeMarcus Cousins has been recognized as one of the most talented centers in the league. His ability to score either by facing or having his back to the basket makes him a nightmare matchup for opposing coaches night in and night out. However, his head coach, Dave Joerger, believes that there’s […]

The Sacramento Kings have been involved in trade rumors going back to the offseason. Stars like Rudy Gay and centerpiece DeMarcus Cousins have been the talk of the league, as other teams prepare packages of assets to offer in exchange for one of the two-high scoring stalwarts. Rumors have intensified lately, with the Kings struggling […]

Trade rumors are  beginning to swirl around DeMarcus Cousins again, but he won’t entertain them. The Sacramento Kings have been struggling this season with a quaint 7-11 record which only magnifies the talk even more. Cousins was asked by the Sac Bee’s Jason Jones about the trade rumors and if he wants to be traded. The All-Star […]

The Sacramento Kings‘ DeMarcus Cousins is one of the loudest mouths on and off the court, so it wouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that he talked trash to his teammates in practice. As seen in an Instagram post of his new teammate, Matt Barnes, point guard Ty Lawson got tired of Boogie’s verbal antics and […]

The first scheduled game for Wednesday night between the Sacramento Kings and the Philadelphia 76ers was scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. EST, but a big problem with a wet floor had prevented both teams from taking the floor for warm ups. By 7:30 p.m. EST, reports of the game being cancelled surfaced, and […]

In a very rare turn of events, the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia suddenly became a hazardous playing court. Apparently, the floor at the 76ers’ home had wet spots caused by “irregularly high exterior temperatures”. Hearing condensation issues on the floor in Philly due to irregularly high exterior temperatures. Game is in question. Will know […]

Forming super teams is all the rage these days in the NBA. DeMarcus Cousins has thought about the kind of super team he could form. Unsurprisingly, it includes some of his former college teammates at Kentucky. Via Locked on Wizards: “Do we ever talk about playing with one another? Is that your question? It’s come […]

Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes had his night cut short in the third quarter of Sunday night’s game after he whacked Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Sean Kilpatrick as he went up for a layup. The foul was declared a Flagrant 2, and Barnes shortly headed to the showers after the ill-advised play. Check it out. […]

The third quarter between the Sacramento Kings and the home team, Brooklyn Nets, turned into a one-sided affair as the visitors dominated the game and built a double digit lead that they never relinquished until the final buzzer. Everything was working for them and they were able to score 34 points in the quarter. Three of […]

Omri Casspi’s relationship with the Sacramento Kings has been going downhill for awhile. Casspi hasn’t spoken with head coach Dave Joerger in over two months and he’s essentially been out of the rotation, appearing in just eight games so far this season. Casspi’s future with the team seems bleak and now it appears the Kings […]

It was only fitting that a fast-paced, volume-shooting Mike D’Antoni-led team like the Houston Rockets would hoist an NBA-record 50 three-pointers in a game Friday night against the Sacramento Kings. The Rockets made 21 of them (42 percent for the game) as super-sub Eric Gordon led the charge, attempting 12 in 29 minutes, while “points […]

DeMarcus Cousins’ name has been in trade rumors for some time now. There has always been an overall feeling in general that the fit for Cousins in Sacramento is not perfect. Yet Boogie continues to put up huge numbers and has never publicly asked to be traded. Still, a move feels inevitable. But one thing […]

DeMarcus Cousins may have a somewhat notorious image on the court, but off of it, he has a kind heart and has proven that he loves the people of the city for which he plays. Proof of this is how much he has given back to help the less fortunate the past couple of years, and […]