The Los Angeles Lakers changed their position on the DeMarcus Cousins roster with Markieff Morris in February. On Sunday, in Cousins’ first game against his former team, he and Morris had an irritable job.
None of the players reached the end of the game.
Morris and Cousins were penalized for two technical errors, remaining 2:15 in the first quarter of the Houston Rockets’ 120-102 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers for entering a series of pushes after 1 flagrant foul. Morris on Jae. “Sean Tate, who sent the Rockets to the ground first.”
Morris was fired for the crime after retaliating against his cousins, causing him to fall to the ground, loading him up, pushing him as he helped Tate up. Not long after, Cousins was sent off early in the second quarter, when he was called up for a flagrant foul 2 for hitting LeBron James in the head. The blow seemed to be accidental as Cousins tried to steal James’ ball while the Lakers star drove to the basket. However, the referees ruled that Veris deserves a flagrant appeal 2 and an automatic expulsion. Cousins has been sent off twice in the last four Rockets games. He was charged with two technical fouls within two minutes and 53 seconds before being sent off in Monday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
“I thought [Cousins] he defended his teammate in the first half, the first technique, and I will support him 100% when he defends his teammate, “said Rockets coach Stephen Silas.” He defends Jae’Sean. He wasn’t going to let anything happen to his beginner, and I think he’s admirable.
“He [flagrante 2], when he hit LeBron in the face or whatever, it’s a decision. Or I don’t even know if it’s a decision; comes from the repeater booth. live with it. But his teammate’s defense shows a lot about who DeMarcus Cousins is. “
The Lakers signed Cousins in the summer of 2019 to try to recreate the success on the front field he had with Anthony Davis at the New Orleans Pelicans, however the former All-Star center never played a game for Los Angeles after parting. anterior cruciate ligament in the left knee. during a pick-up game.
The cousins were traded in February to open a spot on the list to sign Morris, who has a deal with the Detroit Pistons and is on the market.
Morris was instrumental during the Lakers championship, ironically playing his most effective ball in the second round against Houston, when he scored 16 points in Game 2 to tie the series 1-1 and 16 points again in Game 5 close the rockets.
Although Cousins was not on the Lakers playoff list, his name was still engraved on every Lakers championship. The Lakers plan to give Cousins a championship ring when they host the Rockets at the Staples Center later this season, ESPN sources said.
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon contributed to this report.