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Kings’ Owner Irritated with Karl for Pushing Cousins Trade?
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated15 Oct 2021
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(George) Karl has been recruiting Kings vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac and multiple players on the Kings’ roster to unite with him in making the case to owner Vivek Ranadive that (DeMarcus) Cousins needs to be traded, league sources said.
Ranadive has remained the biggest Kings advocate for holding onto Cousins, and several sources indicate he has become irritated with Karl’s insistence that the coach doesn’t believe he can manage the supremely skilled and strong-minded star.
