DeMarcus Amir Cousins is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, where he was an All-American in 2010. Cousins was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. He is also a two-time gold medal winner as a member of the United States national team, winning his first in 2014 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup and his second in 2016 at the Rio Olympics.
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DeMarcus Amir Cousins is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, where he was an All-American in 2010. Cousins was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. He is also a two-time gold medal winner as a member of the United States national team, winning his first in 2014 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup and his second in 2016 at the Rio Olympics. In his first season with the Kings, Cousins was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and from 2015 to 2018, he was named anNBA All-Star. On February 26, 2014, Cousins received a one-game suspension for punching Patrick Beverley for punching him in the face during a game against the Denver Nuggets. He was suspended indefinitely on December 22, 2012, for accused him of professional conduct detrimental to the team. The suspension was lifted on December 24, 2012. He opened the 2014-15 season with a 30-point, 14-rebound performance against theDenver Nuggets. On September 30, 2013, Cousins signed a reported four-year, USD 62 million contract extension with theKings. He announced he would donate his USD 1 million salary to the community of Sacramento and the families of his teammates and coaches. He also donated his $1 million signing bonus to the Sacramento community and the family of his former teammates and coach John Calipari. On April 7, 2010, Cousins announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2010NBA draft.
On July 7,2010, Cousins signing his rookie contract with the SacramentoKings, worth about USD 7 million for the first two years with a team option for the third and fourth years. On January 1, 2012,. Cousins was sent home from the Kings’ home game against. the New Orleans Hornets, saying that Cousins was “unwillingunable to embrace traveling in the same direction as his team; it cannot be ignored indefinitely.” On January 5, 2012 Cousins was selected to play in the Rising Stars Challenge for Team Chuck, with a mix of rookies and sophomores. On February 8, 2012 Cousins played for TeamChuck, with the mix of rookie and sophomore players. On November 11,2012, the league suspended Cousins for two games without pay for confronting San Antonio Spurs color commentator Sean Elliott. Cousins left the locker room and waited on the court for Elliott to finish his post-game show before confronting him. Some criticized the suspension as overly harsh and based more on Cousins’ reputation than what actually happened, while others said he needed to grow up and learn a lesson about confronting the media. Cousins averaged 15. 1 points, 9. 8 rebounds and 1. 8 blocks per game. At Kentucky, Cousins and John Wall, the Wildcats reached the Elite Eight of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Cousins was also named the Rookie of the Month for July during the NBA Summer League at the end of the2010–11 season.
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