DeMarcus Cousins has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for using “inappropriate language” to a fan.
According to reports:
The NBA has fined New Orleans center DeMarcus Cousins $25,000 for "inappropriate language" directed at a fan in loss to Memphis.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 21, 2017
The words in Memphis that got DeMarcus Cousins fined were directed at a woman. Reportedly, he said to her, “F-ck you, b-tch.” https://t.co/d9Z7I7oPgn
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) October 21, 2017
Here’s what Cousins said about the incident:
Cousins said his first technical of the year was “bogus.” He finished the game with 28 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks and told The Times-Picayune that his reaction was caused by a fan sitting courtside who “dropped a couple f-bombs (and) flipped me off.”
“That was pretty bogus,” Cousins told The Times-Picayune. “The ref sat there and heard (the fan) speaking to me in a very nasty way. I shouldn’t have responded to it, but I’m a human being and I’m also a grown man. I’m not going to let another person just disrespect me.”
