Oh Boogie, you’re only making it easier for the columnists to fill space. DeMarcus Cousins had a game for the ages on Tuesday night, as his 55-point performance helped hold off the Portland Trail Blazers, who are growing more and more frustrated with each loss. But Boogie’s 55 points and 13 rebounds meant very little on Wednesday, because all people will talk about is whether or not the “hothead” intentionally spit his mouthpiece at the Portland bench.
With less than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter, Cousins was fouled and his basket gave the Kings the lead. Normally, he’d head to the charity stripe and try to add one more point to the lead, but then a very DeMarcus Cousins thing happened: He shared some words with the Blazers and his mouthpiece traveled in the general direction of his opponents.
To the tape!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye0TePIJuq0
That earned Cousins his second technical foul of the game, and he was ejected. Naturally, Cousins was furious. He ripped his jersey in anger and ran from the floor like he was Kevin Bacon rage-dancing in Footloose. But then a funny thing happened: The refs decided he didn’t do it on purpose and they rescinded his technical. Cousins returned to the game, and his Kings won and improved to 11-17.
This comes at a time when Cousins is feuding with a Sacramento Bee columnist over his coverage of a night club incident, in which Cousins was accused of assault, so obviously this is more fuel for Boogie’s fire. It’s him against the world, he told a reporter after the game, and this is just getting “ridiculous.”
https://youtu.be/CObInORRK4M?t=3m56s
It’s ridiculous. It’s obvious what’s being done out here. It’s on a nightly basis. I hope the world can see now what’s really going on out here, because it’s getting ridiculous! It’s really ridiculous!
But is it really, really ridiculous?
This is ridiculous, man! RIDICULOUS!
Calm down. Deep breaths. The CSN reporter’s mic was cut off as Cousins was finishing his thought on Meyers Leonard’s defense, but he resumed his explanation with the media after the game.
“I don’t really know what happened,” he said. “I was caught up in the moment of what I was going to tear up in the locker room, and they called me back, they rushed me back. They told me I had to come shoot the free throw. So I tried to refocus and whatever. That was weird. That was the weirdest thing. I’ve never experienced that before.” (Via ESPN)
At least he understands why we’re all giving him side-eye right now.
“I saw the replay, so I can see why people could be mad, but I was talking to the bench and it came out,” he said. “I’d never spit on anyone. I’m not like that.”
This is the second time that Cousins’ mouthpiece has gotten him into trouble this season. Perhaps he should consider headgear to keep it in place even when he’s not using it.
