There are plenty of people you could ignore when they criticize Kentucky basketball. DeMarcus Cousins is not one of them.
Cousins is one of the most emotional, competitive, and flat-out intense players Kentucky has ever seen. Sometimes he went over the line. Sometimes he boiled over. But no one ever questioned his desire or his commitment to the program.
DeMarcus Cousins questions Kentucky basketball heart and effort
So when he watched this 2025 team get run off the floor again and finally posted on X:
Can’t lie…this uk team has no heart! This is hard to watch smh
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) December 6, 2025
it cut deep.