Cousins slipped to fifth in June’s NBA draft because of questions about his maturity and attitude. He was fined earlier this season after a verbal dispute with the Kings’ strength and conditioning coach.
“It was a necessary move in our continued attempt to help him develop,” said Kings coach Paul Westphal of removing Cousins from practice.
Westphal declined to explain why Cousins made it through only two-thirds of practice.
“I’m not going to get into details,” Westphal said. “He was asked to leave early.”
Read fan reaction and share your own opinion in this forum topic.
