DeMarcus Cousins was suspended indefinitely by the Sacramento Kings on Saturday for ''unprofessional behavior and conduct detrimental to the team.''
Cousins and Kings coach Keith Smart exchanged words in the locker room during halftime of Sacramento's 97-85 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Smart benched Cousins for the entire second half and ordered him to remain in the locker room.
Cousins also was suspended one game without pay by the NBA for striking O.J. Mayo in the groin during a loss at Dallas on Dec. 10. Following a loss at San Antonio on Nov. 9, the league suspended Cousins two games without pay for confronting Spurs announcer Sean Elliott in a ''hostile manner.''
He's got a good amount of talent, a lot of potential, but if he can't get his head on straight, develop some professionalism and grow up a bit, we may well see him wash out of the league, or at least never be the player he's capable of being. He is still young and it's not as though players can't "get it" as they grow older - Zach Randolph has pretty much left his bad reputation behind him since joining the Grizzlies - but right now the incidents are just piling up for Cousins.
