Lakers, NBA investigating threat claim against DeMarcus Cousins | Inquirer Sports

Lakers, NBA investigating threat claim against DeMarcus Cousins

/ 03:42 PM August 28, 2019

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 02, 2019 DeMarcus Cousins #0 of the Golden State Warriors sits on the bench during their game against the Denver Nuggets at ORACLE Arena on April 02, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA say they’re investigating a claim that center DeMarcus Cousins threatened violence against a former girlfriend.

TMZ released an audio recording Tuesday in which it says Cousins threatens to shoot Christy West, the mother of their 7-year-old child.

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The Lakers issued a statement saying they “take this claim seriously.” The team and the NBA both say they’re gathering information and looking into the allegations.

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Cousins got married last weekend in Atlanta.

Cousins signed with the Lakers last month as a free agent, but the veteran center then tore a knee ligament during a workout earlier this month. He could miss the entire season with his new team after knee surgery.

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