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[h1]Kings fine Cousins for fight with teammate[/h1]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—Sacramento rookie DeMarcus Cousins(notes) was fined bythe team Monday for fighting with a teammate after a recent game and will rejointhe Kings after missing one game.
Cousins got into an altercation in the locker room with Donte Greene(notes) after a99-97 home loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday. Cousins reportedly was upset thatGreene had not passed him the ball for the final shot in the game. Greene passedthe ball to Tyreke Evans(notes), who missed a 3-point attempt.
President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie said there is no place forviolence on or off the court in the NBA and that’s why Cousins needed to bepunished. Cousins did not join the Kings for Sunday’s win in Phoenix while theteam investigated.
“We will now move forward together,
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—Sacramento rookie DeMarcus Cousins(notes) was fined bythe team Monday for fighting with a teammate after a recent game and will rejointhe Kings after missing one game.
Cousins got into an altercation in the locker room with Donte Greene(notes) after a99-97 home loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday. Cousins reportedly was upset thatGreene had not passed him the ball for the final shot in the game. Greene passedthe ball to Tyreke Evans(notes), who missed a 3-point attempt.
President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie said there is no place forviolence on or off the court in the NBA and that’s why Cousins needed to bepunished. Cousins did not join the Kings for Sunday’s win in Phoenix while theteam investigated.
“We will now move forward together,