The Sacramento Kings have suffered a couple of tough losses but are still looking much better than last year.
Check out the latest buzz below.
Cousins’ Improvement Behind Early Success
The Kings started off 5-1 (although they’re now 5-4), and that early success has a lot to do with DeMarcus Cousins.
Already known as one of the most talented big men in the league, Cousins has now matured and been careful to avoid technical fouls or rough play, boosting his image around the league.
“I can’t really say anything about basketball has changed, but my mind has grown,” he told Bleacher Report.
“It’s just my way of thinking. I can understand situations better. I understand the league better. I understand the politics of it.”
The story notes that Cousins struggled after being picked by a franchise that was nearly being sold and whose owners weren’t focused on the future.
Cousins emphasized that he’s a good teammate and doesn’t believe he got Paul Westphal fired.
And he also says, while acknowledging that he’s expanded his mentality, that the media is partially to blame for his image.
“It really gets under my skin. Sometimes I feel like (the media) has so much control over what kind of person you can be, no matter what the reality is. You see guys they praise who they think are the greatest guys in the league, and they’re [expletive]—they’re the worst people ever. And then there are people they bash, for whatever reason, and you meet them and they’re the coolest people ever. I just hate that fact.,” he said.
“Some of what I get, I deserve; I do some dumb stuff sometimes. But I do not deserve the perception that I have.”
Gay Has Evolved
