George Karl has great April Fools’ joke about reuniting with Kings, DeMarcus Cousins
George Karl may have won April Fools’ Day this year by joking about his failed tenure with the Sacramento Kings.
The retired head coach tweeted on Tuesday that he reached a deal to return to the Kings in a front office and associate coaching capacity. Karl also said that former All-Star big man DeMarcus Cousins, whom he notoriously butted heads with in Sacramento, was returning to the team too.
Big news! I’ve been in talks with the @SacramentoKings about a front office role and associate coaching position! We have worked out a deal that will be announced tomorrow. @boogiecousins will be re-joining me and the team at the same time! Let’s go Kings!
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) April 1, 2020
The former Coach of the Year clarified a few hours later that his “breaking news” was nothing more than an April Fools’ gag.
April Fools! Got some of you!
Stay safe out there everyone. https://t.co/USUvuklS7M pic.twitter.com/nRzdaKHlez
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) April 1, 2020
Karl’s time with the Kings, which marked his most recent head coaching gig, was nothing short of a steaming dumpster fire. He went 44-68 (.393) in two seasons before getting fired less than halfway into his four-year deal. Karl also clashed with Cousins in particular and tried to get the volatile center traded, leading to major tension between the two (as well as Cousins’ infamous “snakes-in-the-grass” tweet).
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) June 23, 2015
Nearly four years have passed though since Karl left Sacramento, so this might just be his way of saying that bygones are bygones. Karl did recently extend a peace offering to another former player that he beefed with.
