(Editor's note: DeMarcus Cousins granted Bleacher Report a sit-down, all-access interview in his Sacramento home in early April. His goal? To set the record straight and show the world he's more than what we see in highlight and lowlight reels.)
Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins is an emotional radical, a 22-year-old superstar in the making with an unshakeable bad-boy reputation.
Of post players his age or younger, Cousins is the highest scorer (16.8 points) and second-best rebounder (9.8). He also has the second-most assists (2.64) of any young big man in the NBA. His potential is scary.
But so is his rap sheet. He tops the league in both technicals (15) and flagrant 2 fouls (two). He's been suspended three times this season—twice by the league and once by his team—in addition to multiple benchings by his coach for detrimental behavior.
But in this moment, leaning back into the couch of his Sacramento home, Cousins is neither of those caricatures. He's DeMarcus.
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Article written by Jimmy Spencer