Moment ex-NBA superstar swings punches and brawls with fans after being ejected in shocking scenes
Cousins has been out of the NBA for three years and is currently plying his trade in Puerto Rico, where things turned ugly on Monday night.
The 34-year-old was playing for Mets de Guaynabo against Bayamon when things turned ugly after a fan began swearing and holding his middle fingers up.
Cousins' response was caught on camera from various angles by fans inside the arena, with the ex-NBA star grabbing his crotch and getting in the man's face.
Cousins then lays a hand on the man, before being pulled away by a teammate as tempers continue to rise.
A second fan then gets involved before Cousins is dragged to the other side of the court by a teammate, where it is then claimed he got ejected from the game.
Otro ángulo... Así empezó todo. Demarcus Cousins de GBO Airlines provocó a un fanático agarrándose el pirulí molesto porque le estaban gritando en el rancho vaquero pic.twitter.com/lC8lotyfIV
— Puestos Pa'l Problema (@ElPodcastPPP) June 10, 2025
A new angle then shows an incredible second incident, in which fans appear to throw various drinks at Cousins, which leads to the red mist descending.
Initially, the former first-round pick can be seen putting his middle finger into the faces of various fans, before the drinks rain down on him and cause him to snap.
He swings punches at those around him, before security bundle him to the ground in a failed attempt to calm the situation down.
Cousins can then be seen getting back to his feet, sparking more drinks to land on him, further enraging the basketball star.
Y el #MotinAlert de hoy para nuestro pana Boogie pic.twitter.com/oplAZOI2Bg
— 12magnificos (@12magnificos) June 10, 2025
Demarcus Cousins crashed out in Puerto Rico basketball league 😳 pic.twitter.com/m6rqYgkfrC
— League Alerts (@LeagueAlerts) June 10, 2025
He is then pulled down the tunnel and away from the baying mob.
The 6-foot-10 center is a four-time All-Star who began his career in Sacramento, before spending time in New Orleans, Golden State, Houston, LA, Milwaukee and Denver in a 12-year NBA career.
In the past three years he has bounced around teams in Taiwan and Puerto Rico, currently playing in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.
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