The Kings' superstar center lost his cool during a lopsided beatdown in Boston.
Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins was ejected in the fourth quarter of the team's game against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday for throwing opposing point guard Marcus Smart to the ground near the basket. Cousins was tagged with his second technical foul of the game on the play, leading to an automatic ejection.
As Grantland's Zach Lowe points out, this behavior continues an unfortunate trend for Cousins since his return from a viral illness and the recent firing of head coach Michael Malone.
Boogie hasn't been same defensively since coming back from virus. You hope it's just getting his wind, but some of those old habits are back
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) December 31, 2014
Discontent with Malone firing surely at play to some degree, but he's loafing in all the old damaging ways again. Has to stop.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) December 31, 2014
Earlier this season, Cousins appeared to be breaking away from some of his old habits while establishing himself as one of the game's elite players. The 24-year-old was last ejected from a game back in February 2014 after he lashed out at referees during a loss to Houston. With days like Wednesday, one has to hope that Cousins is not falling back into those "damaging ways" as the losses pile up in Sacramento.