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Recently, the NBA announced it would void a technical foul on Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic during the team’s win over the Orlando Magic over the weekend. The technical foul would have been Doncic’s 16th incident of the year, which would have required an automatic suspension, but Doncic’s post-game clarification about the technical foul may have played a role in the league’s decision to void it.

One person who doesn’t agree with the league’s decision is former NBA great DeMarcus Cousins, who recently went on FanDuel’s “Run It Back” show to express his thoughts.

“My issue is not with Luka Doncic. … If it’s Draymond Green, he’s not getting canceled,” Cousins, formerly of Run It Back on X, claimed on Twitter.

Indeed, Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green has gained quite a reputation as an argumentative player with referees, the other team, and sometimes with his Warriors teammates. This certainly plays a role in his perception, although some have argued that it actually works in the opposite way and gives the star long leeway when it comes to arguing with officials during games.

Doncic, meanwhile, is known to be a frequent complainer in his own right, facing heavy criticism from fans and pundits for his frequent scathing criticisms of referees, which often comes at the expense of playing defense or getting back in transition. However, Saturday’s case was a little different, as the technical foul originated from an interaction between Doncic and Magic big man Goga Bidaatje, with Doncic later claiming that Bidaatje booed his family, which led to the altercation.

In any case, Lakers fans are certainly happy that the technical foul was canceled and Doncic will be able to prepare for Monday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons, in which Los Angeles will try for its tenth consecutive win.

A former NFL general manager believes the Las Vegas Raiders cannot start Fernando Mendoza right away and believes they will need to sign a veteran quarterback to lead the offense as early as 2026. And he has a specific player in mind.

Although there are a lot of rumors about which players teams will take in Round 1 of next month’s NFL Draft, one thing is certain. The Raiders will use the No. 1 overall selection on Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, and he will be their starting QB immediately. Or maybe not.

There is always a risk in thrusting a rookie signal-caller into a starting role for an NFL team. Especially one that had the worst record in the league last year. That’s why ESPN NFL expert Mike Tannenbaum believes Mendoza should begin his career as a backup and Kirk Cousins ​​should be the Raiders’ starting QB in Week 1.

“I would sign Kirk Cousins. I think he’s the ideal bridge quarterback to Fernando Mendoza,” he said on Friday Morning Edition. sports center. “We know they’ve got Tyler Linderbaum, but their offensive line gave up more sacks than any team last year. Why not go out and bring in a veteran like Kirk Cousins ​​to stabilize the position?

“Bring Mendoza on slowly. Don’t play him from day one, because, remember, quarterbacks are often ruined before they even get going.”

Why should the Raiders sign Kirk Cousins?

While Raiders fans may not be thrilled with the idea of ​​Cousins ​​being their starting QB in Week 1, Tannenbaum’s point makes a lot of sense. Mendoza is a good QB prospect. However, he is not a generational talent, and many experts believe he will not be the first or even second QB selected in next year’s draft.

Las Vegas needs to be smart with his development and do everything possible to ensure he can succeed when handed the keys to the offense. While Linderbaum will certainly make the offensive line better next season, this is still a messy group that could be a big loss for the developing QB prospect.

Cousins ​​is a far cry from the Pro Bowl-level player he used to be and was a role model himself in Atlanta. But he’s still a good player at the position and has the experience to handle the shortcomings of playing behind an average offensive line. Mendoza still needs to learn those skills. He should not achieve them in a litmus test situation during his rookie season.

Plus, the Raiders have the money to sign Cousins, and he’s looking for a chance to start this season. If it’s better than expected, great. But if he disappoints, let Mendoza take his place and have a lot more information and preparation when that moment comes.

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A new report suggests that Kirk Cousins ​​is going to be the Aaron Rodgers of the 2026 offseason.

After being selected in the fourth round in the 2012 NFL Draft, Cousins’ NFL career has exceeded expectations. As he enters his 15th season, he has four Pro Bowl appearances on his resume and has made a ton of money. Specifically, $321 million from the three franchises he has played for.

This offseason, he’s looking to squeeze a little more out of a QB-needy team in what could be the last or next-to-last season of his career. However, unlike when he hit the open market two years ago, Cousins’ value is as low as it’s ever been. After tearing his Achilles tendon during the 2023 NFL season with the Minnesota Vikings, he was a shell of himself during his two years with the Atlanta Falcons.

Kirk Cousins’ career earnings: $321 million

While teams across the league will be interested in his services, many will want him as a backup. But the 37-year-old wants another chance to become a starter. This is the same situation Aaron Rodgers was in after being cut by the New York Jets in 2024, minus a torn Achilles a year earlier.

The NFL veteran showed immense patience when deciding on the team he played with last year, as he pursued the best opportunity for him at that point in his career. Well, it looks like Cousins ​​will be following that blueprint in the coming months.

Kirk Cousins ​​may wait until the summer to sign with a team

“It could drag on for a few weeks, maybe into the draft, maybe to the point where he goes, ‘I’ll just sit back, wait and see if there’s an injury at some point and the team needs a quarterback,'” NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported. “Don’t expect a quick resolution on that.”

It is advisable for cousins ​​to be patient. He’ll turn 38 in August and if he can’t show he still has it this season he could be thrust into the league as a starter. So waiting until he finds a situation that can help him do so is a smart approach. It worked out for Rodgers, and he had a great year with a Pittsburgh Steelers team that reached the playoffs last season, and he wants to bring them back in 2026.

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During the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the NBA set a record with 46 players participating. One of them was DeMarcus Cousins, who was then with the Sacramento Kings.

Ultimately, the Americans won the gold medal in a landslide. But what happened outside the court came to light.

During a performance with Carmelo Anthony in Brooklyn at 7 p.m. Cousins ​​reminisced with his Olympic teammates about how the team partied throughout the game.

“We were on fire … we drank every day,” Cousins ​​said.

“We were drinking responsibly,” Anthony said.

“Oh no!…I’ve never drank so much in my life,” Cousins ​​replied.

DeMarcus Cousins: “We were on fire…we drank every day.”

Carmelo Anthony: “We were drinking responsibly.”

DC: “Oh no!… I’ve never drank so much in my life.”

Melo and Boogie on the 2016 USA team were partying hard throughout the Olympicspic.twitter.com/eYwCW6npZj

– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 17 February 2026

It was during those Olympics that Cousins ​​and Anthony united for a clutch moment. In the final moments against France, Anthony converted a pair of 3-pointers, while Cousins ​​made some key putbacks for a 100–97 victory.

Additionally, Paul George and Drummond became an elite defensive force during the game against Serbia. It was his heroics that ensured the Americans came out on top 94-91.

Cousins ​​played in the NBA from 2010 to 2022. In total, he played for seven teams, including the Kings, New Orleans Pelicans, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Clippers.

His most recent professional stint came with the Guaynabo Mets of the Puerto Rican professional basketball league Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He also played in the T1 League in Taiwan and The League in Mongolia.

In addition to the Olympics, Cousins ​​represented Team USA at the 2014 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup, where the Americans won the gold medal.

During his NBA career, he averaged 19.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

The NBA All-Star Weekend festivities are currently taking place in Los Angeles, and Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is among the participants in Sunday’s main event: the All-Star Game. Jokic was voted the starter for the game despite missing nearly a month due to a knee injury, and it remains to be seen whether the Nuggets star will put a little more effort into the game than in past years.

Also in attendance at the festivities this weekend was former NBA big man DeMarcus Cousins, Jokic’s teammate for a year with the Nuggets, and recently, the star weighed in on who would win in a one-on-one game between him and Jokic if both were in their prime.

“I think it’s an 11-11 tie, because I don’t think either one of us can stop the other one,” Cousins ​​said, according to Ricardo Sandoval of Newsweek, formerly of Newsweek on Twitter.

Indeed, neither Jokic nor Cousins ​​are known as lock-down defenders, but both possess supernatural offensive skills that can torment opponents.

Jokic shouldn’t necessarily be considered an isolated, one-on-one kind of player, having been criticized once this year for kicking out Peyton Watson in a last-second playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks, rather than doing so himself.

However, he is nearly unstoppable around the basket, and has turned himself into one of the league’s best three-point shooters.

Cousins, meanwhile, was a terror in his own right with the Sacramento Kings, intimidating opponents in the paint, and showing the ability to run the floor better than most big men in the league, as well as a feathery touch from the perimeter.

This will definitely be a fun matchup to watch.

In any case, the All-Star Game is scheduled to begin on Sunday at 5:00 PM ET.

當前克利夫蘭布朗隊主教練凱文·斯特凡斯基被亞利桑那獵鷹隊聘用擔任同一職務的消息傳出時，球迷們立即想到了這一舉動對球隊的四分衛小邁克爾·佩尼克斯和柯克·考辛斯意味著什麼。

在介紹性新聞發布會上談到他的新四分衛房間時，斯特凡斯基分享了他與小佩尼克斯的第一次互動，並提醒記者他與考辛斯的關係 明尼阿波利斯。

“我會告訴你，顯然，邁克爾是我非常興奮的人，他的康復是現在最重要的，本週我在訓練室看到了他，正如你可以想像的那樣，他正在攻擊他的康復，”斯特凡斯基告訴記者。 “然後說到柯克，顯然，我以前與柯克有過關係，但我不知道現在是否是時候談論所有職位和此類事情，但這些類型的對話將在適當的時候進行。”

斯特凡斯基因其能夠充分發揮四分衛的能力而廣受讚譽，從喬·弗拉科到貝克·梅菲爾德，甚至曾經在明尼蘇達維京隊效力的考辛斯，斯特凡斯基看起來都是市場上讓亞特蘭大重回正軌的更好選擇之一。

佩尼克斯雖然深受前總經理特里·豐特諾的歡迎，但被廣泛認為是 2024 年 NFL 選秀中的第八順位新秀，儘管他在過去兩個賽季中曾有一兩次表現出色，但與他的定位相比，他在很大程度上表現平平。如果斯特凡斯基能夠發揮他的魔力，將他變成一名中規中矩的 NFL 四分衛，那麼獵鷹隊就沒有理由在未來幾年內遠離一個非常有可能獲勝的 NFC 南方隊。

新獵鷹隊的 HC Kevin Stefanski 很高興能與 QB Michael Penix Jr. 和 Kirk Cousins 合作👏 pic.twitter.com/qacENkxAv2

— ESPN 上的 NFL (@ESPNNFL) 2026 年 1 月 28 日

到目前為止，NFL 季后賽令人賞心悅目，賽前、賽中和賽后的評論也非常精彩。 The33rdFBTeam 的 Ari Meirov 表示，隨著分區賽的臨近，CBS 將在他們的辦公桌上增加更多的幫助，並決定在接下來的兩輪比賽中將柯克·考辛斯帶入球隊。

“哥倫比亞廣播公司宣布柯克·考辛斯將加入他們，擔任分區賽和亞足聯錦標賽的客座演播室分析師，”梅洛夫在 X（前身為 Twitter）上寫道。

考辛斯作為分析師應該對電視網有好處，因為他是聯盟的老將，多年來見識了很多。過去的兩個賽季對於考辛斯來說可能就像過山車一樣，但他似乎處理得很好。

今年下半賽季，在對陣卡羅萊納黑豹隊的比賽中，小邁克爾·佩尼克斯因前十字韌帶部分撕裂而倒下，亞特蘭大獵鷹隊在今年下半賽季讓考辛斯首發。考辛斯帶領獵鷹隊以 5 勝 2 負的戰績結束了賽季，但他們仍然沒能進入季后賽，這是他們自 2017 年以來從未進入過的季后賽。

考辛斯上賽季被引進球隊幫助獵鷹隊進入季后賽，在帶領獵鷹隊取得6勝3負的開局後，球隊開始下滑，他最終被佩尼克斯隊放在了替補席上。進入本賽季，佩尼克斯被任命為首發四分衛，但考辛斯仍然希望能夠成為首發四分衛，許多人預計獵鷹隊會交易他。

最終，考辛斯沒有被交易，而獵鷹隊由於佩尼克斯的受傷而在今年下半年需要他。現在，看看獵鷹隊在這個休賽期對考辛斯做了什麼將會很有趣，尤其是在新的高層接任總經理和主教練的情況下。