Although DeMarcus Cousins is undeniably a talented basketball player, NBA executives are reportedly hesitant on trading and adding him to their respective teams. The alleged attitude problem of the superstar was said to be the reason for the general managers to opt not to have him.

Controveries seem to flock Cousins these days, the recent one was when he attacked a Sacramento Bee columnist last Monday after the latter wrote about the character issue of Cousins citing an incident wherein he and his brother got into some trouble at a Tampa night club which led to the arrest of his sibling. After which, Cousins refused to talk to any reporters.

CBS Sport speculated that these recent events adversely affect potential trade deals of Cousins. GMs are becoming reluctant to do the deal in acquiring Cousins because the trouble of controlling the sour behavior of Sacramento Kings' pillar is apparently not worth any potential trophies and titles he can bring to the team.

Although Kings might justify that Cousins will not be traded because he is under a contract which will last until July 1, 2018, the news outlet noted that other GMs might opt not to have to deal with the superstar's troubles.

The aforementioned event was not also the first time that Cousins lashed out on reporters. Another columnist from Bee, Ailene Voisin, testified: "He is a bully, to be sure. He bullies everybody. He bullies his coaches, his teammates, team employees, reporters but this is the first time I have heard him of intimidating anyone physically."

Voisin continued, "He normally glares, stares and refuses to speak to the cluster of reporters if someone is present that he is annoyed with at particular time. Or he will simply refuse to answer a question from an offending reporter."

To control the controversy, Kings released a statement on Thursday which reads as "We are committed to being open and transparent, and hint of media censorship is unacceptable. There is an ongoing review into this matter, and we will take the appropriate steps immediately upon its conclusion."

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