De'Aaron Fox Articles - Page 20

Veterans are the ones who are supposed to give rookies a rude awakening in the pros. Cleveland Cavaliers 36-year-old point guard Jose Calderon probably didn’t get the memo saying that, as he wound up on the short end of one play during Wednesday’s home game against the Sacramento Kings. Calderon was trying to complete a […]

Despite a known college rivalry between Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball and his Sacramento Kings counterpart De’Aaron Fox, the former ended up indirectly helping the man that ended his college dreams of snatching the NCAA title earlier this year. As draftees looked for sneaker companies to sign them to a deal, it was Ball’s […]

LaVar Ball has almost single-handedly made his family a household name in America. That’s in large part due to Ball’s shameless display of bravado that the media find so irresistible. Ball, however, isn’t the only reason for his family’s fame. His son, Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo, has been grabbing headlines ever since he was […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox had nothing but praise for fellow rookie Lonzo Ball after coming away with a 113-102 win at the Golden 1 Center. Fox noted how Ball has had a major spotlight through the start of the young season with every struggle and bad performance put under a magnifying glass due […]

While Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball continues to struggle with his shot, Sacramento Kings rookie guard De’Aaron is out there hitting a game-winner. Fox notched his first-ever game-winner as a pro on Thursday to lift the Kings to a 109-98 victory at home over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Kings were trailing Philadelphia by just […]

After playing seven games so far this season, rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox has been able to turn a lot of heads because of his solid play for the Sacramento Kings. Fox is proving he might just be the real deal, and that he belongs to be in the same conversation as some of the […]

During the course of the last few years, there has been a culture change around the world of professional sports focused on the footwear of the athletes with various inspired looks. This rings quite true with the NBA especially with Tuesday marking another major holiday in Halloween. With that in mind, Sacramento Kings rookie point […]

De’Aaron Fox didn’t put his best foot forward in his first career start against John Wall and the Washington Wizards. Fox had just two points on 1-of-8 shooting, easily the worst offensive performance of his young career. But despite the rookie’s poor outing, his fellow Kentucky Wildcats alum Wall still had a lot of praise […]

DeMarcus Cousins had his fingerprints all over a New Orleans Pelicans win over his former team, the Sacramento Kings. However, he’s now looking to ingrain himself even further in Sac-Town culture by giving a few pointers for young rookie De’Aaron Fox, who like him, was drafted with the No. 5 overall pick in the NBA […]

On Wednesday night, rookie Lonzo Ball will go head-to-head with arguably the fastest player in the league. The Los Angeles Lakers will host the Washington Wizards with the main storyline centered around the matchup between Ball and Wall. After practice on Tuesday, Ball, as expected, fielded questions about Wall and recent comments made by Marcin […]

The Sacramento Kings faced off against the Dallas Mavericks Friday night that ended in a 93-88 Kings win. Rookie phenom De’Aaron Fox played 26 minutes going 4-of-13 from the field and scoring nine points and adding 10 assists, just one point shy of a double-double. The most interesting part of the game came after the […]

Sacramento Kings rookie De’Aaron Fox walked a fine line between blasphemous and just being an opinionated young man in an interview with Seerat Sohi of Rolling Stone, as the point guard put on blast one of California’s own, the In-N-Out Burger restaurant chain. Along the conversation, Sohi asked Fox about his favorite place to have […]

Fans of the Los Angeles Lakers have a lot of reason to be excited for their team this coming season, especially with the addition of Lonzo Ball to their fold. He has played very well during the Summer League, as he was named MVP, and in two preseason games, once again showcased his brilliant all-around […]

Sacramento Kings rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox will not return to Sunday’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers after suffering a bruised lower back in the first half, per Lakers reporter Mike Trudell. Kings lottery pick De’Aaron Fox has a bruised lower back and won’t return tonight. He had 3 points on 1 for […]

The internet is screaming right in the face of Lonzo Ball again. The Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard hurt his ankle in Monday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets and has since been declared questionable for Sunday’s tilt against De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings. This could’ve been just an ordinary injury report, but because it […]

Charles Barkley has weighed in on who he thinks will come away with the Rookie of the Year award this season, and he sees the award coming down to a couple of point guards. However, the Hall of Famer and TNT analyst didn’t pick either Markelle Fultz or current favorite Lonzo Ball, who were the […]

Over the last several years, the Sacramento Kings have struggled to find any consistent level of success having missed the playoffs in 11 straight seasons. However, there is a new sense of optimism around the organization stemming from the moves that front office has made over the offseason. Headlining the group is rookie point guard […]

De’Aaron Fox isn’t done doing his part for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The Sacramento Kings rookie point guard is already organizing a charity basketball game along with teammate and fellow Houston native Justin Jackson to raise funds for the relief effort. And as Sean Cunningham reported on Twitter, Fox took money out of his […]

Since Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area over this past weekend, there has been a concerted effort around the NBA to get involved in helping the rebuilding process. The latest comes from Sacramento Kings rookies and Houston natives De’Aaron Fox and Justin Jackson who are reportedly set to host a basketball game to raise money […]

As Houston and other parts of Texas start their recovery after being walloped by Hurricane Harvey, a number of former and current NBA players are doing their best to help the process. Some have raised awareness on social media, while others have donated money or supplies that the victims badly need. For incoming Sacramento Kings […]

Monday turned out to be another eventful one for Ronnie2K and the developers of NBA 2K18, as they revealed the ratings for a number of players that will appear in the game. Jared Dudley, Richaun Holmes and C.J. Miles all found out the number given to them earlier in the day, but one of this […]

Vince Carter has established himself as the senior citizen of the NBA and has made his way to the Sacramento Kings to finish his career potentially; it was only a matter of time before he caught some flack by one of the team’s many young guns. Rookie De’Aaron Fox was the first to take a […]

Playing live resemblance to rapper Kevin Gates’ “2 Phones” — Sacramento Kings rookie De’Aaron Fox kept each of his two phones tucked on his socks during a team photoshoot on Friday. https://twitter.com/afigman/status/896016960890314752 This proves to be a solid strategy given how professional shorts don’t have any pockets as a safety measure, proving to be the only viable […]

Although he had just started his professional career, Nike already signed this year’s fifth overall pick, De’Aaron Fox, after coming away very impressed with his skills and upside. The shoe and apparel manufacturer even gave the Sacramento Kings rookie a gift recently, and he took to his Instagram account to share to his followers a […]

There has been a brewing feud between rookie point guards Lonzo Ball and De’Aaron Fox that has only grown larger with each passing week. During an interview with Joe Mussatto of SEC Country, Los Angeles Lakers veteran forward Julius Randle weighed in on the situation. “Obviously De’Aaron’s a great player,” Randle said. “I loved him through the […]

After seeing other NBA players complete the Drive-by dunk challenge, Sacramento Kings rookie De’Aaron Fox joined in on the fun and posted an Instagram video of himself doing it as well. However, he raised the ante by not just making one dunk, but did three on different houses. He threw down one reverse-360 between-the-legs slam, and […]

The Kyrie Irving trade saga had another twist recently when speculations surfaced about the Sacramento Kings having interest in trading for the 25-year-old Duke product’s services. It was also reported that they were willing to give up De’Aaron Fox and Kosta Koufos in exchange for the All-Star point guard, and allow them to once again have […]

De’Aaron Fox has made his intentions with the Sacramento Kings clear. In his interview stating, “That’s definitely what I want to do, change the culture of the city,” Fox told The Vertical. “Help this team get wins, get to the playoffs. Try to get back to the conference finals, try to win championships here.” Although […]

Even before the start of the summer league games, one of the most anticipated matchups was between the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings, which would feature highly touted rookies Lonzo Ball and De’Aaron Fox. The two met twice during their NCAA careers, and the fifth overall pick in last month’s draft had better individual […]

The Sacramento Kings were, per many analysts, the winners of the 2017 NBA Draft. The organization traded their 10th selection for the 15th and 20th and also selected 5th. With the 5th pick, they selected guard De’Aaron Fox who was renowned for his resemblance to Washington Wizards superstar John Wall. While he does lack a […]

The NBA Summer League 2017 enters the final stretch in Las Vegas with the playoff tournament beginning today at the Thomas & Mack and Cox Pavilion arenas. Playoffs are great for witnessing top prospects compete, but the NBA Summer League is more about young players getting experience and developing. Top 2017 NBA Draft picks Markelle […]

Heading into the Summer League matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings on Monday night, there was much disappointment stemming from the fact that Lonzo Ball was unable to take the floor against fellow rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox. In fact, this had even led to one Kings fans to come up with […]

Upon being questioned about his since-deleted Twitter shot at Lonzo Ball prior to Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox quickly laughed it off the way most athletes do so nowadays — by saying he was hacked — before having a quick laugh about it with the media […]

In the last several weeks, there has been no shortage of shade thrown from Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox toward Los Angeles Lakers floor general Lonzo Ball. However, Fox had an unexpected reaction to Ball missing Monday’s game due to a groin injury, according to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News. De'Aaron Fox on Lonzo Ball: […]

Following the news of Lonzo Ball‘s absence for tonight’s game against the Sacramento Kings, rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox seemingly pulled no punches against his rival counterpart, posting the face-palm emoji presumably in response to Ball possibly dodging the mano-a-mano encounter between the two. De'Aaron Fox's since-deleted tweet, presumably in reference to no rematch with […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball will miss a potential rematch against college rival De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings today with a sore groin injury, according to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports. His injury is not believed to be serious, but the Lakers will choose to err in the side of caution […]

Second-year Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown will host a party in the spirits of good ole’ clean fun for those under 21 years of age at an undisclosed location in Las Vegas. As the Summer League rolls out and players make the best early impressions on their respective coaching staffs, most rookies and some second-year […]

Who and what to watch in the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League The 2017 NBA Summer League comes to Las Vegas with nine of the Top 10 NBA Draft picks making an appearance in the annual event. Five of the NBA Draft’s top picks will play for fans, scouts, and media at the Thomas and […]

Since the Ball Family released Lonzo Ball‘s first shoe in the ZO2, there has been plenty of reactions on bottom ends of the spectrum stemming from the price of the product and the overall design. In light of that, former Kentucky point guard De’Aaron Fox recently took a playful jab at the design of Ball’s new […]