<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-demarcus-cousins-weird-reaction-to-rich-paul-la-criticism-2');   ga('set', 'title', 'DeMarcus Cousins’ ‘weird’ reaction to Rich Paul’s Lakers criticism');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lakers-All-Star-LeBron-James-i.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>DeMarcus Cousins’ ‘weird’ reaction to Rich Paul’s Lakers criticism</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T08:55:48-08:00">December 10th, 8:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T08:56:59-08:00">December 10th, 8:56am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-rich-paul-agrees-with-max-kellerman-austin-reaves-needs-to-be-manu-ginobili">Los Angeles Lakers (17–6) prepare for their NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup against the San Antonio Spurs</a> (16–7) on Wednesday night at 10:00 p.m. ET on Prime Video, former NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins has weighed in on Klutch Sports CEO <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-rich-paul-lebron-james-la-reality">Rich Paul’s recent public criticism of the team’s contention outlook</a>.</p><p>Cousins discussed the remarks on the latest episode of FanDuel’s Run It Back, <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998769759354257824" rel="noopener">offering a candid and measured response</a>.</p><p>“It’s weird for me too,” Cousins said. “Obviously with all the talent in the starting five for the Lakers, you would think otherwise. But it’s weird to hear Rich Paul say that with his biggest client being LeBron James. So to me it’s kinda more to it — it could be strategy down the line. I’m not sure what the strategy is for, but I’m just kinda being optimistic about his words. But it’s weird and I do think there are better teams in the West, so there is some truth to it… but I don’t understand why he would say that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“It’s weird to hear Rich Paul say this with his biggest client being LeBron James.”</p><p>DeMarcus Cousins on LeBron’s agent saying the Lakers aren’t contenders 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<br><a href="https://t.co/wdiTf81Sx6">pic.twitter.com/wdiTf81Sx6</a> <a href="https://t.co/3v8yiMzDKT">https://t.co/3v8yiMzDKT</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998769759354257824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Paul sparked debate earlier this week on the Game Over with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul podcast when he questioned the Lakers’ ceiling.</p><p>“I personally don’t think the Lakers are good enough to be contenders, not right now,” Paul said. “I don’t think they have enough to get to WCF… that style of play is gonna be very easy to guard when you get to the playoffs.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rich Paul doesn’t consider the Lakers contenders 😳</p><p>“I don’t think they have enough to get to WCF… their style of play will be very easy to defend when you get into playoffs”</p><p>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA__Courtside?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA__Courtside</a> )</p><p><a href="https://t.co/aOl13V0hQF">pic.twitter.com/aOl13V0hQF</a></p><p>— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1998400868115169433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>DeMarcus Cousins calls Rich Paul’s Lakers comments “weird” ahead of NBA Cup vs. Spurs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LeBron-James-Luka-Doncic-and-Austin-Reaves-celebrate.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The comments arrive at a moment when the Lakers have surged despite injuries and rotational challenges. LeBron James, now in his 23rd NBA season, has missed significant time, while Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have shouldered heavy offensive responsibilities to keep Los Angeles near the top of the Western Conference.</p><p>Through 23 games, the Lakers hold the No. 2 seed at 17–6 — tied with the Denver Nuggets — and trail only the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, whose historic 23–1 start includes a current 15-game winning streak. James has remained a steadying presence since returning from early-season injury setbacks, averaging 16.1 points, 7.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds across seven appearances while shooting 46.4 percent from the field.</p><p>The Lakers now shift their focus to Wednesday’s elimination-style NBA Cup quarterfinal. Their opponent, San Antonio, has emerged as one of the league’s early-season surprises behind strong defensive play, though the Spurs will again be without Victor Wembanyama, who is set to miss his 12th consecutive game as he recovers from a left calf strain. The winner will advance to Las Vegas for the semifinals.</p><p>Paul’s critique — and Cousins’ reaction to it — comes at a pivotal juncture. While Los Angeles sits among the league’s strongest records, questions remain about roster depth, playstyle adaptability and long-term playoff viability. Cousins acknowledged that the Western Conference landscape is deep but suggested that Paul’s unusually blunt commentary may be fueled by motivations not yet public.</p><p>With Los Angeles entering a defining portion of its schedule, the organization must balance external scrutiny with internal expectations — and Wednesday’s NBA Cup showdown will offer another measure of how far this roster can go.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

DeMarcus Cousins’ ‘weird’ reaction to Rich Paul’s Lakers criticism

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-demarcus-cousins-tyronn-lue-chris-paul-debacle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ DeMarcus Cousins rips Tyronn Lue after Chris Paul debacle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/paul.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers’ DeMarcus Cousins rips Tyronn Lue after Chris Paul debacle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T09:16:13-08:00">December 4th, 9:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T09:16:13-08:00">December 4th, 9:16am</time><address><a>Rishabh Bhatnagar</a>Rishabh is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It would be fair to say that veteran point guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-knicks-giannis-chris-paul-interest">Chris Paul’s second tenure with the Los Angeles Clippers</a> ended stunningly. The team recently announced it was parting ways with the 40-year-old after just 16 appearances and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kenyon-martin-implies-chris-paul-threat-tyronn-lue">zero starts this season under Tyronn Lue.</a></p><p>So much so that former Clippers star DeMarcus Cousins has aired his frustration over the 2016 championship-winning coach.</p><p>“You know, how he has handled this situation. You saw it becoming a pattern. I have experienced it, we have been talking about how me and him, we didn’t talk for a while. I saw him do it to Rajon Rondo same year that we were there,” <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1996615107158368381" rel="noopener">he explained</a> on Run It Back, per a video posted on X by ClutchPoints.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I'm really disappointed in T. Lue. … I've experienced it… I saw him do it to Rajon Rondo… rumors you did it to John Wall.”</p><p>DeMarcus Cousins ripped Ty Lue for his repetitive pattern with vets 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/BmOea4lWA7">pic.twitter.com/BmOea4lWA7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1996615107158368381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Both Rondo and Cousins started the 2021-22 season with the Clippers, but did not end it with the team.</p><p>“Now, you are doing it to Chris Paul, rumors you did it to John Wall. So, it’s starting to become a pattern with how he deals with his players..And it’s not making sense. To bring yourself as a player’s coach, you are not really showing those tendencies with these patterns that are continuing to happen,” Cousins claimed.</p><p>Lue was an assistant coach with the Clippers during the 2013-14 season as well, during Paul’s first stint with the team. He proceeded to join the Cleveland Cavaliers in June 2014, where he eventually won the ring in 2016.</p><p>“So that’s my issue with T Lue, a lot of guys got a lot of love and a lot of respect for you, you did it on both sides,” Cousins said, suggesting that Lue had a tendency to damage relations with veterans.</p><p>Paul left the Clippers just six weeks into the season despite signing just a $3.6 million contract earlier this year. In the 16 games he played in, he averaged just 3.3 assists, 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ DeMarcus Cousins rips Tyronn Lue after Chris Paul debacle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-demarcus-cousins-goes-in-lawrence-frank-chris-paul-bs');   ga('set', 'title', 'DeMarcus Cousins goes in on Clippers’ Lawrence Frank for Chris Paul ‘BS’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chris-Paul-of-the-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>DeMarcus Cousins goes in on Clippers’ Lawrence Frank for Chris Paul ‘BS’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-03T09:09:15-08:00">December 3rd, 9:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-03T09:09:15-08:00">December 3rd, 9:09am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers made a shocking move and recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-la-cuts-chris-paul-overnight-in-shocking-fashion">decided to part ways with Chris Paul</a>, with this being his final season in the league. Paul announced that he was being sent home, and afterward, the Clippers released a statement about the move.</p><p>The NBA world was shocked to hear the news, and some are even devastated for one of the best point guards to play the game. DeMarcus Cousins was one person shocked about the release, and <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1996253187159044374" rel="noopener">he took a jab</a> at Clippers’ general manager Lawrence Frank.</p><p>“This is a Lawrence Frank move, I’ve seen it time and time again,” Cousins said via Run it Back. “I actually experienced it firsthand. I’ve watched him end multiple careers for veteran guys that should’ve been able to go out on a better note. [Ty] Lue can even speak on that as well. It’s just something about this guy and his short man syndrome, and he’s an ego maniac.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I've watched him end multiple careers of veteran guys that should've been able to go out on a better note."</p><p>DeMarcus Cousins on Lawrence Frank amidst the Clippers' cutting of Chris Paul 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/ctFpLrP4YQ">pic.twitter.com/ctFpLrP4YQ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1996253187159044374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Though Cousins is not fond of Paul, he still believes the way Frank and the Clippers did him was disgraceful.</p><p>“This is complete BS. He is one of the greats in this game,” Cousins said. “He’s probably one of the last great pick-and-roll PGs to ever play this game. Him and Blake Griffin put the Clippers on the map. I feel like more respect is deserved in this situation… I still hate the s— out the guy, but at the end of the day, he deserves his flowers.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"This is complete BS… I still hate the s*** out the guy, but at the end of the day, he deserves his flowers."</p><p>DeMarcus Cousins on Chris Paul 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/YbZxmp4Cyr">pic.twitter.com/YbZxmp4Cyr</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1996253463219769559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Paul let it be known before the season that this was probably his last year in the league, and he wanted the chance to stay close to home wherever he played. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-chris-paul-details-relationship-with-steve-ballmer-tyronn-lue">Clippers became the obvious choice</a>, but they also let him know that he wouldn’t play every night, which he seemed to be fine with.</p><p>With the recent injuries to the team, Paul had played more, but it seemed like the Clippers didn’t like the fit, or some other stuff that has yet to be released.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

DeMarcus Cousins goes in on Clippers’ Lawrence Frank for Chris Paul ‘BS’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-demarcus-cousins-dillon-brooks-flowers-performance-vs-lakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'DeMarcus Cousins gives Suns’ Dillon Brooks his flowers after huge performance vs. Lakers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Dillon-Brooks-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>DeMarcus Cousins gives Suns’ Dillon Brooks his flowers after huge performance vs. Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-02T12:05:09-08:00">December 2nd, 12:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-02T12:05:43-08:00">December 2nd, 12:05pm</time><address><a>Rishabh Bhatnagar</a>Rishabh is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers were expected to extend their seven-game winning streak against the Phoenix Suns, who had lost two straight games coming into the one at the Crypto.com Arena. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-dillon-brooks-message-stopping-lebron-james-lakers">Dillon Brooks had other ideas, returning with 33 points</a> in the absence of Devin Booker, who hopped off the court with two minutes left in the first quarter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-dillon-brooks-refuses-to-bow-down-to-lebron-james-in-emphatic-statement">Brooks’ performance was enough to earn some high praise</a> from NBA legend DeMarcus Cousins.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Dillon Brooks deserves more credit than he gets… He falls in the category of Marcus Smart, Draymond Green, Dennis Rodman. You want that type of guy on your team."</p><p>DeMarcus Cousins with high praise for Dillon Brooks 🙌</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/hDvpLfHyBl">pic.twitter.com/hDvpLfHyBl</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1995936558210580870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Dillon Brooks deserves more credit than he gets. He was the heartbeat of that Memphis team when they were making their runs. It’s been kind of downhill for them. I think he brought a really tough culture to Houston now with his time there. And now he is doing the same kind of thing,” Cousins explained on Run It Back, <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1995936558210580870" rel="noopener">per a video posted</a> on X by ClutchPoints.</p><p>Brooks went 15-26 from the field, making two three-pointers whilst also contributing with a steal.</p><p>“So everywhere this guy has gone, he has brought this culture with him. I just hate how that kind of gets unnoticed when we talk about him,” Cousins said, claiming that alongside his improved offensive numbers, Brooks’ defense has also been better.</p><p>“He is fearless, he wants to guard the best players every night. You need those type of guys to be a winning team and makes runs. He falls in the category of Marcus Smart, Draymond Green, Dennis Rodman. You want that type of guy on your team,” Cousins concluded.</p><p>Brooks has undoubtedly been resolute in defence, averaging 1.7 steals per game, a stark improvement from the .8 he managed last season. That has come alongside his points average jumping to 22.3 per game. </p><p>Brooks has also increased his shot average, attempting 17.7 FGs per game compared to 11.9 last season. He has emerged as the Suns’ second-highest scorer behind Booker and continues to impress on the other end of the court. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

DeMarcus Cousins gives Suns’ Dillon Brooks his flowers after huge performance vs. Lakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-demarcus-cousins-calls-real-culprit-behind-las-calamitous-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'DeMarcus Cousins calls out real culprit behind Clippers’ calamitous start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Harden-complains.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>DeMarcus Cousins calls out real culprit behind Clippers’ calamitous start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-01T09:15:09-08:00">December 1st, 9:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-01T09:15:09-08:00">December 1st, 9:15am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-sums-up-catastrophic-start-season">Los Angeles Clippers have been</a> the NBA’s biggest disappointment so far in the 2025-26 season, currently sitting at 5-15 as they prepare to embark on their second East Coast road trip of the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-jim-mora-impression-terrible-loss">While Kawhi Leonard</a>, as should be expected, has been in and out of the lineup, the Clippers retained most of their core that won 50 games a season ago, making this year’s slow start all the more puzzling.</p><p>Recently, former NBA big man DeMarcus Cousins took to FanDuel’s “Run It Back” show to <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1995527546679541769" rel="noopener">let it be known</a> where he thinks the blame should fall: general manager Lawrence Frank.</p><p>“He’s the decision maker that continues to change this team around every single year; they get worse and worse… it’s just not working,” said Cousins, per Run It Back on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Funnily enough, many fans praised Frank over the offseason for some of the moves he made, including bringing in John Collins to help shore up Los Angeles’ frontcourt depth.</p><p>However, that trade also involved sending Norman Powell to the Miami Heat, which is starting to look like a disaster, as Powell is inexplicably still continuing to play the best basketball of his career well into his 30s. There’s also the prospect of Los Angeles sending its unprotected 2026 first round draft pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which could be cataclysmic for the entire NBA.</p><p>Through it all, James Harden has been playing some excellent basketball for Los Angeles, and it would certainly behoove the team to begin exploring trade options for him, considering that he is the only real asset that the team has on the books right now.</p><p>In any case, the Clippers will next take the floor against Powell and the Heat on Friday evening at 7:30 pm ET from South Beach.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2021-22 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
8.9	5.5	1.7	0.4	0.6

2021-22 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
8.9	5.5	1.7	0.4	0.6

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