Today, DeMarcus Cousins posted a photo on Instagram of him and five of his Sacramento Kings teammates at the gym, with the caption: “we hear ya….”. The message was clear: we know what you’ve been saying about us, and we’re about to prove you all wrong.
This summer has been an outright PR disaster for the Sacramento Kings. Rumors of dissension among the players and management plagued their offseason, notably between Cousins and coach, George Karl. Because of this tainted image, free agents Mirza Teletovic and Andrea Bargnani straight up rejected the Sacramento’s offers, despite the Kings’ deal being more lucrative than their respective teams’.