Cameraman Eggs On DeMarcus Cousins, Dallas Media Blows It Up
by Tom Ziller on Jan 15, 2012 7:33 AM PST
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PrintSeriously, this is what DeMarcus Cousins is going to have to deal with forever.
A Dallas reporter, Dwain Price of the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, cavalierly reported Saturday night that Cousins had to be restrained from going after a cameraman in the locker room against the Kings' brutal loss to the Mavericks Saturday. And hell, why not? It fits the narrative.
Of course, Price was overstating the incident in ridiculous fashion. Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee cleared it up; Brian Floyd of SBNation.com summed up Jones' tweets.
Cousins was getting dressed and there was a cameraman standing in front of him and Cousins asked could he not point the camera at him while he changed. The cameraman said the camera was off, and Cousins said he still didn't want camera on him. Cameraman's reply: "whatever." Cousins basicailly said, I don't care, keep the camera off me. As cameraman leaves he makes a remark about making sure the camera was off. Next time he was in there. Cousins asks "what did he say" and stands up. Isaiah Thomas grabbed Cousins by his sweatshirt to say calm down.
At no point did Cousins try to go after the cameraman. Cousins then gathered his belongings and left the locker room. Then said cameraman came to media room to talk about Crazy DMC, not mentioning that he did egg on DMC some with last comment. But no, DMC DID NOT go after him, chase him, etc. Looks/sounds much worse than it was. Used some bad language, which he can't do.
Dear cameramen in NBA locker rooms: if you don't want to have DeMarcus Cousins say bad words to you, don't give him sh-t when he requests that you point your camera away from his crotch? Pretty simple, right?
Jones has more on the Bee's blog.
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What the hell is a cameraman even doing in the lockerroom while they get dressed?
by rubenho on Jan 15, 2012 7:47 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
OK
But I guess after a game like that the cameraman wasn´t expecting a sophisicated analasis from a Kings players rather than anything spectacular to report about.
well, pretty sure cameramen go into the lockerroom while players are dressing every game.
and wouldn’t be shocked if he wasn’t the only one in there. Have a feeling the person’s actions while in the lockerroom are what mattered, not the fact he was a cameraman who decided to go into the lockeroom
by wallywagon11 on Jan 15, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
My point was
that I´d be very surprised if this particular cameraman on this particular day went into the locker room because he thought anybody would be very talkative and willing to share his feelings or whatever. You know exactely what the mood would be after such an embarrassing performance. I´m not trying to ban cameras from the lockerroom, and I´m also aware that one can´t expect the media to be sensitive about athletes who´d rather hide right now. But what do you expect from DMC in that situation, a smile an analysis of the game?
Anything less than an apology, however, third page last column, from the newspaper and directly from the cameraman is a start.
A fan note to Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavs org might help as their influence shoud be most effective. Lastly, the NBPU (Union) is created for nuisances such as these – request a ban from the Dallas locker room of all photographers until they can behave themselves. His agent should also be on those agenda items tout de suite.
Ok- in other post catastrophic loss news: The sun did come up today : )
If that is how it went down
The cameraman should be suspended immediately. What kind of jackass wouldn’t at least point the camera up or away from Cousins? However it went down, going into the locker room and being a smartass with a player who’s just had a bad game is inexcusable.
Dear cameramen everywhere
It’s probably a good idea not to start shit with a 6’11" giant who may have a bit of a temper.
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by vfettke on Jan 15, 2012 9:28 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
Cameraman
Was being an a-hole. Probably not the last time either. Makes for a good story if you can pick a fight with someone.
Jim Rome has that to thank for his entire career.
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by tomroadrunner on Jan 15, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Sad part is... No one cares about the real story
They’re going to blow up the story out of Dallas and ignore stories like Jason Jones’s. His is boring and doesn’t make for good news.
by HeuristicLineup on Jan 15, 2012 9:53 AM PST reply actions
This is why I typically hate media cameramen.
Always trying to be the paparazzi and be up in people’s grills, thinking that they are protected from everything. I’m almost looking forward to the time when someone with DMC’s temper just savages them and they have to institute some guidelines for these circus freaks.
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false sense of security behind his camera.
here’s a situation where u ask urself what would you do?
personally I would have broke his camera, so I applaud DMC keeping his cool. If anything this is a step in the right direction for our man child.
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by Robby1987 on Jan 15, 2012 11:43 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Everyone hates photographers, the Paparazzi are the new Lawyers
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So just checked Google News to read both sides
Turns out there are about five mentions and all but one of them are from the Bee or SB Nation. And all of them come down on Cousins’ side. If this is “what Cousins is going to have to deal with forever,” somehow I think he will survive.
Seriously, he got in an argument with a reporter, another reporter tweeted about it—blowing it up a little—and everyone came to Cousin’s rescue, probably making it more of an issue than it needed to be.
But I’m sure this is Westphal’s fault for giving too much information, or not enough information, or just being who he is.
It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
You guys sound like parents who refuse to believe their children are capable of doing anything wrong
The bottom line is Cousins is not in control of his emotions. When you have a reputation for being a loose cannon people are always going to try to get a rise out of you. He wasn’t smart enough to recognize that.
And what exactly did this
“child” who is unable to control his emotions do? Tell a guy to stop pointing a camera at him and get off his chair? Somehow this just doesn’t scream loose cannon to me. really a non-story on either side.
It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
by SavageBeast on Jan 15, 2012 7:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Cousins acted appropriately.
He set a boundary, not wanting the camera pointing at him. That seems pretty reasonable, considering he is getting dressed. The camera man is the person invading the player’s space, so he should be very accommodating to the player’s wishes, especially if they are reasonable for an interview.
It wouldn’t surprise me if this camera man made a beeline to interview Cousins, hoping for the big scoop. He failed to be respectful to Cousins wishes, because he probably didn’t care. He just wanted his story.
All in all, I think Cousins handled himself very appropriately, while the camera man sounded like he was an ass.
Asked if the Kings had any intention of trading Cousins, basketball president Geoff Petrie said, "No."
Rec for using loose correctly
35 and 31. I'm calling it now. Reke and Cousins 1-2 in most improved award both All-stars. Jimmer leads rookies in scoring, passing and Ole's. Make 2nd round of playoffs and Salmons is not here by seasons end.
Im not saying his response was egregious
but to allow a cameraman of all people to get in your head and upset you to the point that your teammate has to calm you down is a sign of immaturity to me. If I was up against someone like Cousins during a game I would be in his ear up and down the court for 48 minutes.
I disagree
And I am far from being a Cousins apologist.
Re-racking the scene: The kid comes off the floor of an embarrassing loss, after the 4th game in 5 days and while battling the flu or something similar. So he comes into the locker room, tries to tend to his business, and some dipsh*t with a camera decides to create a TMZ moment. All things considered, I think that Cousins handled this one pretty well, especially when you factor in everything.
As I said in my linked post, Cousins needs to be held accountable for his actions, and he needs to grow up. But I do not think that this incident should be held against him. I see this as an occasion where a douchebag cameraman/reporter came in with an agenda and without proper respect. It sure looks as though Cousins was the better adult of the involved parties.
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by section214 on Jan 15, 2012 8:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Agree any normal human would have turned the camera
and said, sorry, btw its not on
35 and 31. I'm calling it now. Reke and Cousins 1-2 in most improved award both All-stars. Jimmer leads rookies in scoring, passing and Ole's. Make 2nd round of playoffs and Salmons is not here by seasons end.
Agree. I would think most press would have been respectful.
Doesn’t sound like the case in this situation.
Asked if the Kings had any intention of trading Cousins, basketball president Geoff Petrie said, "No."
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by Bambooozled on Jan 16, 2012 12:01 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don’t think anything needs to come of this incident either but lets be realistic. First of all theres cameramen in the locker room after like every game so I dont think this guy was out of bounds by looking for an interview. And second, you think Demarcus Cousins, after about a 40 point loss, sat there and said “Please sir, would you allow me a moment to finish dressing before we proceed with this interview”. Were talking about Demarcus Cousins here. But Oh wait, a guy who has ties to the Sacramento kings said otherwise so it simply cant be true…You guys are acting like Cousins should be praised for his maturity because he didnt assault someone who mumbled something under his breath after he was likely verbally abused for trying to do his job. Theres really no point in arguing about it b/c its all he said/she said but why would you give the benefit of the doubt to someone with a history like Cousins has. I know its tough not to be a homer but wake up
Oh, okay, I see your point Vistroke.
why would you give the benefit of the doubt to someone with a history like Cousins has.
I almost missed your point, but now I see that it is okay to pick on someone with a history. They somehow deserve it. Don’t ever let them forget that they made a bad decision at some point, when they have a history, which proves otherwise. Don’t go around giving people the benefit of the doubt when they have a history. It is far better to take the high road and blame them, because, why would you give the benefit of the doubt to someone with a history like Cousins has.
Okay, I get it now. Why would I ever give the benefit of the doubt to someone who is trying to make better decisions for himself? Doesn’t make any difference if he is trying to improve, because he has a history. Don’t give them that benefit of the doubt. No, no, no. Don’t give ’em that.
Someone may have taken a misstep or handled a situation poorly, at some point in his life, but there is no reason to think that he might grow and learn from it, because he has a history . Man needs to be punished for it and rally to get other people to line up and punish him for it, again, and again, and again. It is okay to provoke this person, because he has a history.
Yeah. Now I get it. Thanks for the lesson.
Asked if the Kings had any intention of trading Cousins, basketball president Geoff Petrie said, "No."
by Slam_Dunk on Jan 16, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I don't see what Demarcus's problem is.
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by Tetsu on Jan 16, 2012 4:04 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
I've read Jason Jones story a few times
And I still don’t quite get how the events transpired. Seems like it’s no big deal overall, but if a teammate’s having to restrain the guy, and there was profanity involved, there’s a little bit of smoke there.
Hopefully, someone’s looking into the cameraman’s part in all this to ensure a more professional interaction with the athletes he covers in the future.
More worrisome to me is DeMarcus’ demeanor on the bench the last few games. Allegedly, he’s been “sick”, but I worry that the honeymoon has already worn off for him and Smart.
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Why worry, otis?
There are dozens of coaches out there like Smart. Out with the old, in with the…less old.
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