Super exciting! Cousins ​​revealed rumors of fighting in the Sun locker room, and Durant became a scapegoat?

Recently, a series of fierce conflicts and information leakage in the locker room have attracted widespread attention, which undoubtedly aggravates the outside world's speculation about the dissolution of a certain team. Previously, Cousins ​​had been suspended from the Puerto Rico League until the end of the season due to clashing with the spectators on the sidelines during the game and hitting people.

Cousins, who is unemployed, has returned to China. Recently, he participated in the recording of the "Run it back FDTV" program and expressed his opinions on the performance of the Suns last season. Cousins ​​said cautiously: "Many details have not been reported publicly, and I would not want to be the first to disclose this information. But I did hear of the many brawls in the Suns' locker room, and these internal disputes undoubtedly had a negative impact on the team's performance. Therefore, it is obviously unfair to blame Durant for the loss of this season."

Faced with the host's doubts, Cousins ​​firmly confirmed the existence of the conflict.

Afterwards, after learning the relevant reports, Durant quickly expressed his views through social media: "These remarks are pure nonsense. Our performance this season is indeed not satisfactory, but such incidents have never happened in the locker room." Cousins ​​immediately responded: "The source of the news is one of your teammates, and I did not blame you. Let these troubles be left to others to deal with." Durant quickly retorted: "Cousins, I don't want to have a dispute with you or anyone else. But I can guarantee that your news is lying."

At this point, the dialogue between the two sides came to an end.

It is worth noting that no other Suns players except Durant responded to the matter. Assuming that Suns players have revealed this information to Cousins, we need to look at the Suns’ roster to determine who has enough friendship with Cousins ​​to share such sensitive content.

Cousins ​​is close to Bill's former teammate Wall, and both are Kentucky alumni. Therefore, as Wall's friend, Cousins ​​and Bill may also maintain a certain connection.

In addition, Damien Lee worked briefly with Cousins ​​for the Warriors (although they were unable to find photos of the two in the same frame, they were indeed Warriors players in the 2018-19 season). Grayson Allen also had a brief teammate experience with Cousins ​​in the 2021-22 season.

The above information is for reference only, and the specific situation remains to be further verified. During the 2021-22 season, Cousins ​​frequently changed teams and had a brief experience of fighting side by side with Monte Morris in the Denver Nuggets. As for the rest of the Phoenix Suns, most of them were at the bottom of their career by the time they joined the league, it seemed difficult to establish a deep connection between them.

In view of this situation, if there is really a "secret leak" behavior, then, which individuals may this behavior originate from? This is indeed worth pondering.

It is worth noting that during the season, some media have disclosed that there was a discord in the Suns' locker room, which was specifically manifested as a conflict between the players and the head coach. There are even reports that many players had an argument with coach Budenholzer, and during the dispute, some people took physical actions against Budenholzer.

In addition, the sidelines also captured a slightly nervous scene between Durant and Budenholzer: Budenholzer tried to grab Durant's arm to communicate, but was unfriendly rejected by Durant. During many communications, Durant showed obvious impatientness to Budenholzer, a scene that also shocked the young players who were watching.

Subsequently, there was another news that there was also a contradiction between Bill, Booker and Budenholzer. Nurkic even publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with Budenholzer's rotation strategy, although he was traded to leave the team in the middle of the season.

Finally, after the season, the Suns decided to fire Budenholzer and replace the head coach again.

It is certain that the Suns' locker room atmosphere was not harmonious last season. However, as for whether there have been multiple physical conflicts between players, there is no way to know.

But it is certain that several Suns stars have no intention of continuing to fight together. This can be seen from the Suns' current active inquiry on Durant. If Bill hadn't been ignored, the Suns would probably have inquired about it.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that the Suns' lineup adjustment this summer is a foregone conclusion.

At this point, even if the Suns try to create a harmonious atmosphere, the difficulty can be imagined.