DeMarcus Cousins describes facing Kings as ‘very weird’
DeMarcus Cousins faced the Sacramento Kings from the other side for the first time on Friday, and he admitted that the entire experience was strange for him.
Cousins’s New Orleans Pelicans won 117-89, with the center himself contributing 37 points and 13 rebounds in a huge performance. He reflected on it after the game, saying it was odd to see the Kings from the opposite side.
“It was very weird, actually,” Cousins said, via Justin Verrier of ESPN. “You practice against those guys and to actually come out against them in a game setting … it’s a very weird feeling. I’m so used to those guys being on my side.”
Cousins even admitted that at one point, out of habit, he looked over to the Kings sideline at coach Dave Joerger.
“It was weird for me,” he said. “At the end of the day, I’m just glad we got the win.”
There is, admittedly, no love lost between Cousins and the Kings organization as a whole. That antipathy doesn’t seem to extend to the players, though, and Cousins was able to channel whatever emotions he was experiencing into a very strong performance.
