Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - The Sacramento Kings suspended center
DeMarcus Cousins indefinitely for unprofessional behavior and conduct
detrimental to the team on Saturday.
The move comes one day after Cousins and Kings coach Keith Smart exchanged
words in the locker room during halftime of Sacramento's 97-85 loss at the Los
Angeles Clippers. Smart decided to bench Cousins for the entire second half
and ordered him to remain in the locker room.
Cousins was suspended one game earlier this month by the NBA for striking
Dallas guard O.J. Mayo in the groin. Back in early November, Cousins was
suspended two games without pay for confronting Spurs announcer Sean Elliott
in a "hostile manner."
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