DeMarcus Cousins calls Russell Westbrook-Karl-Anthony Towns game ‘unacceptable’
On Tuesday evening, New York Knicks achieved the victory of the hosts via the Sacramento Kingsis slowly but surely gaining momentum after a recent difficult period. However, one of the big stories of this game was the viral moment that the Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns tried to set up much smaller Kings guard Russell Westbrook.
Westbrook was more than able to hold his own, forcing a turnover from Towns and now the former NBA great DeMarcus Cousins is measured with your thoughts on FanDuel’s Run It Back.
“I don’t think it’s right … as a major this is unacceptable,” Cousins said, according to Run It Back on X, formerly Twitter.
Cousins was the subject of a viral meme, in which Towns struggled to get to the basket against him, and Cousins didn’t seem very impressed with his attempts.
Many fans on social media pointed to Tuesday’s viral video as a recreation of that moment, and it certainly didn’t do much to help Towns’ reputation as one of the softer big men in the NBA today.
Towns’ play has been the subject of much discussion in recent weeks, as his production has declined significantly under first-year Knicks coach Mike Brown, and the team has suffered as a result. While the Knicks have been able to pick up a few wins against bottom-ranked teams over the past few weeks, there is still a significant amount of doubt hanging over the franchise as the trade deadline approaches.
Some have raised the possibility of New York trading Towns as a solution, though it remains to be seen what kind of deal that would be, especially with Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo now sidelined with yet another injury.
Anyway, the Knicks take the court on Wednesday night against the Toronto Raptors on the road.
2026-01-28 16:22:00
