Tag: Sacramento Kings
With 16 games down, (George) Karl appears to have settled on an eight- to nine-man rotation, which should help ease the angst that dominated the locker room to start the season. Familiarity breeds a comfort on the court that’s beginning to show. “I think so,” said guard Rajon Rondo. “The more you’re out there, the […]
DeMarcus Cousins has stepped up as a leader. Can the Kings get past the drama and be successful?
(DeMarcus) Cousins was back Saturday from a one-game suspension for a forearm to Al Horford’s head in Atlanta, and the Kings regained their defensive intensity in a 97-91 win over the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. “I hate that I left my teammates hanging,” Cousins said. “A foolish mistake on my behalf. But we moved […]
If you want to play connect the dots between Kings’ owner Vivek Ranadive and his reported interest in John Calipari, you can do it. A league source with knowledge of the situation insists to ProBasketballTalk there is no validity to the claims the Kings will make a huge offer to Calipari next summer. Whether Calipari […]
Sacramento forward Rudy Gay left the Kings’ 116-109 loss to the Miami Heat on Thursday after straining his left shoulder. Gay was hurt in the third quarter driving to the basket as Miami’s Justise Winslow took a swipe at the ball. Gay immediately grabbed his shoulder and left the game. He finished with 13 points […]
Sacramento Kings star forward DeMarcus Cousins was suspended one game for hitting Atlanta’s Al Horford in the head with a forearm. Cousins missed Thursday night’s 116-109 loss to Miami. The Kings are now 11-38 when Cousins does not play, including 0-5 this season. Source: ESPN
The Charlotte Hornets’ Nicolas Batum and the Sacramento Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 15. Source: NBA.com
According to George Karl, Darren Collison is out tonight, but the team is hopeful he will play Wednesday in Atlanta. Source: James Ham of CSN on Twitter
Still, sources on both sides believe the relationship is salvageable, at least for the rest of this season. (DeMarcus) Cousins wants to win and he knows playing for a fourth coach in the last two years isn’t going to get him any closer to it. He has made it clear to Kings executives that he […]
After Sacramento was hammered at home by San Antonio Monday night, the Kings’ star, DeMarcus Cousins, stormed into the locker room and cursed out head coach George Karl with a torrent of obscenities, a person close to the situation told The Big Lead. After Cousins unleashed the F-bombs on Karl, all the head coach – […]
