Buddy Hield was ejected last night on a play where he, well ... I mean, he, uh ...
A history of DeMarcus Cousins and nut-punching
This isn’t the first time someone punched DeMarcus Cousins in the nuts.
I think you should just watch it so I don’t have to painfully describe it.
To Buddy: wyd? To DeMarcus: damn, what is it with you and nut shots?
Getting punched in the groin happens in the NBA. Heck, sometimes you even get kicked in the dick. That Draymond Green incident aside, it’s usually accidental. Sprint around at full speed on a 94-by-50-foot court with nine other huge hulking athletes doing the same, while you’re all hitting and swiping and trying to get the single ball, and you’re bound to run into someone the wrong way here or there.
For Cousins, though, it keeps happening. And these are all on purpose? Hitting someone in the groin happens, but Hield grabbed and held. I can’t pretend to know what he was thinking there. Whatever it was, it certainly couldn’t have been pleasant.
Here’s the same thing happening with Dennis Schroder in 2013. He was also suspended a game.
(Let’s all take a moment to appreciate Shaq’s caption here. “Is this FLAGRANT OR A LOOSE BALL FOUL. GET IT.” Yes Shaq, we get it.)
Of course, Cousins isn’t blameless here, either.
After the game, Cousins said it wasn’t intentional but received a one-game suspension anyway. Years later in 2015, Cousins and O.J. Mayo were still beefing.
That’s all the history of DeMarcus Cousins’ groin that’s fit to print. While Hield will miss a game for his responsibility in all this, at least his teammates have a sense of humor about it. I can’t say I’ve ever seen Anthony Davis make a joke before, but this right here is a good one!
We’ll see you the next time Cousins punches or is punched in the nuts.
