DeMarcus Cousins was traded to the Pelicans after the NBA All-Star Game, creating a fearsome front-court tandem with Anthony Davis. The growing pains for the two star big men playing together have been evident early, as the Pelicans got off to an 0-4 start to the Cousins era, but they earned their first victory with Boogie on the road against the Lakers on Monday night.
Cousins had 26 points and 15 rebounds in the win, but even when everything goes well for Cousins, there always seems to be something that comes out that will bring negative attention. A fan behind the scorers table decided to heckle Cousins during the game, and eventually, the mercurial big man had enough and fired back.
https://twitter.com/OprahSideNigga/status/838594565091160065
The “suck a d*ck, b*tch” came after the fans continually hounded Cousins during the game, calling him “fat boy” while refs reviewed a play.
https://twitter.com/OprahSideNigga/status/838899513989332993?
This isn’t the first time Cousins has gotten into it with opposing fans this season, as he flipped off Warriors fans while with the Kings (which was reportedly one of the reasons he was traded). In this instance, it seems as though these fans were trying to get a reaction out of Cousins and it’s hard to blame him for responding, but considering he got a $25,000 fine for his gesture to Warriors fans it wouldn’t be surprising if the NBA hit him with another fine.
(h/t Pro Basketball Talk)
