Monday was the first time Furillo saw Cousins after the column published. The altercation started with a glare from Cousins, and quickly escalated as the player closed in on Furillo, shouting “We’re going to have some real f—ing issues. Don’t ever mention my brother again.” He continued his profane tirade, as teammate Garrett Temple got between the two and kept his arm around Cousins’ middle, and Kings spokesman Chris Clark motioned to Cousins to stop.
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“He is a bully, to be sure,” said Bee columnist Ailene Voisin, who has extensive experience covering the NBA, as well as the NFL and MLB. “He bullies everybody. He bullies his coaches, his teammates, team employees, reporters.
“But this is the first time I have heard of him intimidating anyone physically,” she said. “He normally glares, stares and refuses to speak to the cluster of reporters if someone is present that he is annoyed with at that particular time. Or, he will simply refuse to answer a question from an offending reporter.”
Another heaping serving of crow for yours truly.
Less than two weeks after DeMarcus Cousins was implicated in a NY nightclub fight with Matt Barnes, the Sacramento Bee has released video of him berating reporters.
I’ve been advocating for a Boogie-to-Boston deal for years now. I often wondered…. How bad can he be? It’s not like the guy was getting busted for DUIs or domestic violence. Plus, he does a lot of charity work.
Well, now I know just how bad Boogie can be. One incident would be excusable. But we are clearly seeing a pattern of disturbing behavior. He’s 26, not 21. This is Cousins 7th year in the league. He knows the drill.
I don’t want this attitude in the Celtics locker room. Maybe if this was 2012 and KG and Paul Pierce were still around. But not this team.
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