DeMarcus Cousins officially calling quits on his NBA career
Do you have hopes of making a return to the NBA in the near future? DeMarcus Cousins: Honestly, no. I know I’ve had my time there. You know, there was a point where I was trying to make that happen. But the place I’m in my life now, just with everything I’ve got going on, just outside of basketball, like I’m in a good place. So, like I said, I’m excited for what I have ahead and my future. You know, my 12 years in the league were a small chapter or chapters in my life. And, I’m ready to move on to the next and see what’s in store for me.
Source: HoopsHype
Source: HoopsHype
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Guess who got reunited? Ex-Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and Kings owner Vivek Ranadive spoke during NBA All-Star Weekend for the first time since the latter was traded in 2017 during the All-Star Game in New Orleans to the Pelicans. Hello Brad Miller. pic.twitter.com/DQhKPhHupV – 10:22 AM
Guess who got reunited? Ex-Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and Kings owner Vivek Ranadive spoke during NBA All-Star Weekend for the first time since the latter was traded in 2017 during the All-Star Game in New Orleans to the Pelicans. Hello Brad Miller. pic.twitter.com/DQhKPhHupV – 10:22 AM
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DeMarcus Cousins: I remember, once again, I’m just doing my job. I want to make all the right plays and go out there, win games. But it’s always that thought in that moment. Could it have been controlled? What if I never went for that rebound? Or what if I never missed that free throw? You know what I mean? So that’s another moment that, I think about like, what if. But as far as living life with regrets, I never do. I feel like you learn from every loss and every win, but more so the losses. I’m okay with that. Like people call them L’s. It can stand for loss or it can stand for lesson. So, I’ve never lived a life of regret because like I said, every moment, good or bad, is done to improve you in some type of way. And I’m all for it. -via HoopsHype / February 23, 2024
Who was like the hardest person to guard in your career? DeMarcus Cousins: I came in the era where, when I entered, it was still two bigs in the post type, you know? So, like I said, I’m right on the cusp of the old-school ball to the new-school ball. I’ve kind of seen both sides of it, and man, there are so many talented guys. I mean, there are more guys that don’t even get the recognition. Now, [Al] Jefferson, Chris Kaman, and Marc Gasol, players of that nature, didn’t have the opportunity to play against guys like Zion [Williamson] and things like that. But I would say, for me, Anthony Davis has always been a guy that I’ve been a huge fan of, you know, his younger days in New Orleans, and we had a lot of battles. Anthony Davis is a guy that doesn’t always get respect from media. Blake Griffin in his days was a special, special player. So, I enjoyed the battles against him. Z-Bo [Zach Randolph], one of my favorites. I took a lot from his game. Like I said earlier, I wasn’t the most athletic guy. So, just learning how to use your body and create angles, and you know, make the game easy. -via HoopsHype / February 23, 2024
“I blame the analytics. I think analytics are literally f***ing the game up…I don’t wanna offend anybody, but we gotta remove the nerds from the game.” — @boogiecousins -via Twitter / January 26, 2024