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DeMarcus Cousins has made a lot of news throughout his career mostly for the wrong reasons. He may be one of the best centers in the league today, but his temperemental nature often gets the better of him and overshadows his incredible performances.
However, not all people think of him as someone with an attitude problem. A teammate of his back in the 2010-2011 season, Eugene Pooh Jeter, recently contradicted the public perception on the Sacramento Kings‘ center.
Pooh Jeter talked highly of his former teammate especially on how humble he was when they were both rookies in the league. He also made it clear that for him, Cousins is better than his reputation.
“My bro DeMarcus Cousins is taking heat from all corners these days. At this point, they are basically picking on him for whatever he does or is perceived to be doing. Let me just say that the DeMarcus I know is way better than his reputation.”
“I’ve been hooping in China for almost five years now, but I played one season in Sacramento back in 2010-11. I was a 27-year-old NBA rookie at the time and DeMarcus was one of the other first-year players on the team at just 20 along with Hassan Whiteside. I was an undrafted player out of Portland who had spent the previous season in the Israeli League and he was the No. 5 pick out of Kentucky, one of the biggest and most successful programs in the country. I was kind of expecting a guy like that to come with an attitude when dealing with a guy like me who was not a household name, but there was NEVER anything like that with him.”
The 5-foot-11 point guard described Cousins as a great person and someone who genuinely cares for people especially with how he's been helping out some communities in his hometown and in Sacramento.
“He’s really cool and genuinely cares for people. Even though we have not been teammates for five years, he’s paid attention to where I was career-wise.
“I know he can come across as difficult sometimes and, yeah, he’s had episodes with other teammates. There were indeed some growing pains with him and the team while I was there in Sacramento, but overall he is a great person. I would very much like people to see how he’s off the court most of the time. There’s so much emphasis on the negative things, but people should know about all the things he does off the court in both Sacramento and Mobile, Alabama.”
They may be thousands of miles apart as Pooh Jeter is currently playing professional basketball in China, but he wanted Cousins to know that he is, and will there for him anytime.
“As of now, I just feel sorry for my bro. He knows if he needs me, I’m here for him.”
