DeMarcus Cousins: Blake Griffin Is 'An Actor' (VIDEO)

DeMarcus Cousins called Blake Griffin "and actor."

The matchup between power forwards Blake Griffin and DeMarcus Cousins got extremely physical on Thursday night, so much so that Kings coach Keith Smart dubbed the interactions between the two a "great football game." Griffin's Clippers came out on top 93-85, thanks in large part to his clutch shots down the stretch. Griffin's production aside, the Clippers' cause was also helped by the fact that Cousins was limited to just 18 minutes on the court due to foul trouble.

Despite the apparent friction between the two players, Griffin insisted after the game that he wasn't "going at anybody," while also adding "that's something that will hopefully go away for him."

Judging from Cousins' postgame comments, it doesn't look like this feud is going away from anyone any time soon, especially since these two will battle again on Saturday.

"He's in L.A. where actors belong," said Cousins, who fouled out in the final minutes. "He's an actor, so of course he would say that."

Cousins felt that Griffin had shown himself to be a master thespian with 1:11 to play and the Kings trailing, 84-83. Griffin grabbed his eye after Cousins swiped for the ball and missed. A whistle followed, saddling Cousins with his fifth foul.

"I guess the wind from my hand hit him in the eye," Cousins said, via Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee. "I guess he got fouled by the wind."

Griffin has developed a reputation for being overly physical when he has the ball. Even though the referees didn't call it, some felt that he could have been whistled for an offensive foul for elbowing Pau Gasol in the face en route to a signature dunk against the Lakers on Wednesday. After the Lakers won that game, Yahoo!'s Eric Freeman wrote that Griffin has come across as a "jerk" after reportedly jawing at opponents and complaining about calls.

If the Cousins-Griffin battle grows even more intense on Saturday night then perhaps the surly Kings star will end up going all-out Jason Smith on the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest champion. During a game in March, the New Orleans Hornets' big man earned an ejection for a hard foul that sent Griffin sprawling to the floor.

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Comments

[coblstone]

04:29 PM on 04/09/2012

@cousins: shut yer yap and play smarter

[smcmike]

03:13 PM on 04/10/2012

So it was Cousins's lack of intelligence that led to Griffin's flop?

[coblstone]

01:15 AM on 04/11/2012

cousins took himself out of the game by getting into foul trouble
-gotta play a smarter game than that

[KeepNIt2Real]

01:58 PM on 04/09/2012

I can't see how anyone can defend Blake flopping like he does. He may be fun to watch but it's painful to see how immature these newbie NBA stars are today, DMC included. It's a shame and sham the way they steal money from people who love this game....wait....I forgot, people pay to be entertained so no truth needs to be involved. I finally understand now. =]

[MayoGalway]

11:12 PM on 04/08/2012

One way to get attention is to attack/blame/whine about someone who does get attention.

[Hki]

06:54 PM on 04/08/2012

It amazes me how some people say the Blake can "ONLY" dunk? Most of those comments come from people that can't run 100m before running out of breath.

Most dunks start with a SPRINT and at the end of that SPRINT, a JUMP, a Flight, then the dunk. How many times does Blake dunk on any given night...yeah!

Blake is the 11th highest scorer in the NBA. I'll take that any day!

[taser this]

03:20 AM on 04/08/2012

I do not see any other player in the NBA getting hit harder and more often without getting a call than Blake Griffin. If you were at the games you would see it. Blake is getting knocked around and hit in the face constantly, and has to endure it and try to finish rather than go to the line. I have never seen anything quite like it. If he gets a break now and then, the opponents should not be whining. The Gasol dunk was great and I thought legitimate.

[Chris 93]

10:57 PM on 04/07/2012

Blake is a baby and I would like to see bynum give him an elbow like he did to berea.

[TriKyJoKeZ]

04:10 PM on 04/07/2012

I don't like blake or the Queens

[OooZzzzz]

03:13 PM on 04/07/2012

Griffin has developed a reputation for being overly physical when he has the ball and Cousins still has the reputation of being an oversensitive child on the floor with great skills but still lacks maturity.

[giftsthatpurr]

05:10 PM on 04/07/2012

Yes - they both have some stuff to overcome; however, having been at the game on Thursday and watched Griffin, not only was he overly physical (and didn't get caught on at least 2 physical fouls) he also whined "like an over-sensitive child." Cousins will grow in maturity, and his skill will also become more developed. Will Griffin? I hope so, but he seems to be used to priviledge.

[Liam MacLean]

02:23 PM on 04/07/2012

Now thats what I call a foul. He might of even hit his cheek! That is definitely justified. Demarcus was within the air space of Griffen and thats just not allowed.

[IndependentTogether]

01:38 PM on 04/07/2012

I'd hardly call this a fued. A fued requires 2 parties; DeMarcus is a party of one. Blake's just playin' his game... and DeMarcus WILL get dunked on. And he WILL whine about it in postgame. That's just the way it is.

[nihilzi]

02:26 AM on 04/08/2012

In five years when Blake's hops start to decline, Cousins will be a top ten player and Blake will be another overpaid player like Joe Johnson and Amare.

[IndependentTogether]

07:08 AM on 04/08/2012

Bwaahahahahahahaaa!!!

[high horse]

08:39 AM on 04/07/2012

It isn't that Griffen's moves are exceptional, it's how fast and how hard they come making contact and instant reaction necessary every time---- or risk getting the ball lodged in your throat as it comes through the basket. The guy is a freak of nature.

[high horse]

08:33 AM on 04/07/2012

Cousins is just an example of what has become the typical NBA player. Whining momma's boys who are ruled by their emotions and sulk and under perform if things don't go their way. Lamar Odom, Carmelo Anthony, etc. What used to be the exception, guys like Isiah Thomas (also in the news today) are just another one of several prima donnas to be managed on any given team.

[madmomrn1]

11:46 AM on 04/07/2012

So true! It made me laugh. Talk about sour grapes.....people like Cousins are one reason I can hardly stand the NBA. At least Griffen plays hard, seems to have a sense of humor and also appears to enjoy himself.

[nihilzi]

02:29 AM on 04/08/2012

Actually, you are describing Griffin--an incredible athlete with a feeling of entitlement that allows him to never develop his game...like Lebron. Imagine if Lebron and Griffin worked as hard at their games as Jordan and Barkley?

[Plus15]

02:11 AM on 04/07/2012

In the real world Cousins complaints are called "sour grapes" bottom line even while being roughed up which he has by opposing players and teams all season long Blake Griffin has delivered big time and as a second year player can only get better.

[montanasian]

10:36 PM on 04/06/2012

chablis, chenin, blanc, a dry chard, maybe a white zin. What? oh I thought we were talking about wine instead of whining. My bad. Either which way cousins game can be put into a paperbag with a screw top.

[chavo]

10:23 PM on 04/06/2012

Griffin is not helping himself. His posterizing dunks are great to look at but they are angering the other players. Especially when he uses his hands to catapult himself off of them (which should be an offensive foul). Someone is going to drop him one day when he decides to do that.

[Ty LaRue]

07:10 AM on 04/07/2012

In the old NBA, yes, but not in this one

[frank day]

04:37 PM on 04/07/2012

Didn't you see Andre Miller knock him on his a** last season.

Google it, very funny.

[IndependentTogether]

01:34 PM on 04/07/2012

If they do, they risk their own careers. They should just PLAY BETTER AND STOP WHINING.

[Liam MacLean]

02:25 PM on 04/07/2012

Dude, the catapult dunk is not basketball