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DeMarcus Cousins Had to Be Held Back After Fans Threw Drinks at Him

Cousins is currently playing for the Guaynabo Mets of Puerto Rico’s professional basketball league.

Kristen Wong

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NBA journeyman DeMarcus Cousins drew the ire of fans during a heated incident in Puerto Rico's professional basketball league this week.

Cousins, who's currently a member of the Guaynabo Mets, was ejected during a game against Vaqueros de Bayamon on Monday, and as he was leaving the court he appeared to provoke some of the fans in the stands.

The situation escalated just before Cousins was about to enter the tunnel, when a mob of fans near the tunnel entrance started throwing their drinks at him.

Cousins tried to go after the fans but was held back by security. He pushed back against the security guards for several seconds before the guards were able to forcefully usher him into the tunnel.

Catch that wild moment below:

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It was a sobering look at the 34-year-old Cousins, years after he last played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets in the 2021–22 season. The former All-Star center played on seven different teams across his 11-year career in the states before he joined the Guaynabo Mets in 2023.

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KRISTEN WONG

Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020. Before joining SI in November 2023, Wong covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL Network and worked as a staff writer for the brand’s flagship site. Outside of work, she has dreams of running her own sporty dive bar.

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