{"id":17157,"date":"2025-07-17T19:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/17157\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T19:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:58:10","slug":"demarcus-cousins-made-an-eye-opening-admission-about-days-in-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/17157\/","title":{"rendered":"DeMarcus Cousins made an eye-opening admission about days in Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been over a decade since DeMarcus Cousins was making grown men look like toddlers at Lexington. He was an unstoppable force on campus, dominating on both ends of the glass.<\/p>\n

Cousins eventually went to the Sacramento Kings with the fifth-overall pick in the 2010 NBA<\/a> Draft, becoming a perennial All-Star and one of the most polarizing figures in the league.<\/p>\n

But looking back on his early days, he knows that none of that would\u2019ve been possible if it weren\u2019t for his days on campus. That\u2019s why he admitted that those days were the most important of his career. <\/p>\n

DeMarcus Cousins credits days at Kentucky for his career<\/p>\n

\u201cThe day I stepped foot on the UK campus, it was go time. Go time, no looking back. I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, this is it.\u2019 I mean, til this day, my best years ever when it comes to basketball \u2014 at any level,\u201d Cousins said on the \u2018Run Your Race\u2019 podcast. \u201cThat place is always gonna have a place in my heart. I mean, they helped me \u2014 it wouldn\u2019t be no Boogie without that place. It wouldn\u2019t even exist, you know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DeMarcus<\/p>\n

DeMarcus Cousins<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, his bad reputation and some injury issues derailed Cousins\u2019 career to the point where some believe he was blackballed and pushed out of the league.<\/p>\n

But those who watched him play and dominate when he was in his prime can attest to his talent and work ethic, and he clearly deserved better from the game he gave up so much to.<\/p>\n

\"ernesto<\/a><\/p>\n