DeMarcus Cousins is good trouble, precisely the ornery, disagreeable grouch the Nuggets need.
“He proved me wrong,” center Nikola Jokic said Sunday, after his new bestie Cousins grabbed nine rebounds, scored five points and rubbed the Brooklyn Nets the wrong way during a 124-104 victory that allowed Denver to snap a three-game losing streak.
Let’s Boogie.
In the past, after bumping and grinding with Cousins on the court, Jokic said, “I always thought he’s a bad person.”
But now on the same side of the fight, Jokic has discovered: “He’s actually a really good guy.