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A look back at Boogie’s bad luck

Adam Stratton

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If it wasn’t for bad luck, DeMarcus Cousins wouldn’t have any luck at all. A series of bad beats worthy of a Scott Van Pelt highlight turned the four-time NBA All-Star and one of the most beloved players of the John Calipari era into a veteran-minimum journeyman, and it has been painful to watch.

More than a decade ago, Kentucky Sports Radio held an online poll to give DeMarcus Cousins a nickname.