DeMarcus Cousins’ first days in New Orleans haven’t quite gone according to plan. The Pelicans have gone 2-6 (1-6 with him in the lineup) since acquiring Cousins from the Kings during the All-Star break and Cousins has already missed one game after picking up his 17th and 18th technical fouls.
On Thursday, things got worse for Cousins as the NBA released a statement that he would be fined $50,000 for a pair of outbursts directed at fans in successive days.
New Orleans Pelicans forward/center DeMarcus Cousins has been fined $50,000 for directing inappropriate language towards fans on separate occasions, it was announced to day by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.
The incidents occurred during the Pelicans’ 105-97 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, march 5 at Staples Center and at the conclusion of the Pelicans’ 88-83 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday, March 6 at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
The first incident in question refers to Cousins telling a fan to “suck a d*ck, b*tch” after fans behind the scorers table in Los Angeles called him a “fat boy,” and heckled him during the game.
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The incident in Utah occurred at the end of the game as he was leaving the floor and told a fan to “sit your fat ass down.”
Cousins is understandably frustrated, but the Pelicans’ star big man is going to have to find a way to tune out hecklers in the crowd before it hits him any harder in the wallet. He was fined $25,000 earlier this season for flipping off Warriors fans, and he’s very quickly running up quite the tab with the league for his actions towards fans.
