OKLAHOMA CITY -- DeMarcus Cousins and Steven Adams were assessed double technical fouls after getting tied up underneath the basket 32 seconds into Sunday's matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The technical foul is Cousins' 18th of the season. If not rescinded, he will be suspended one game.
NBA players are assessed a fine and suspended one game after receiving 16 technical fouls in one season. They face the same every other technical thereafter.
Cousins' 18 techs lead the NBA this season.
The Pelicans, 23-26 overall and 3.