Nancy Lieberman says DeMarcus Cousins happy Kings hired her

By foxsports
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Nancy Lieberman is the second female assistant coach in the NBA, and she says her new coachee, DeMarcus Cousins is excited about it.

From NBA.com's David Aldridge:

Keeping Cousins happy is (or at least should be) the Kings' No. 1 priority after a crazy offseason that's included awkwardness with head coach George Karl. It's not like this is Lieberman's first rodeo. She was a great player and was actually coach of the D-League Texas Legends a few years back.

If Cousins is happy to play for Lieberman, that's just good news for an organization which hasn't had a ton of it this summer.

(h/t NBA.com)

Even when I went in the first day of practice, I’m sure a lot of these guys had no clue who I am, which is fine with me. But the next day it was, ‘Coach, I Googled you.’ ‘Coach, my dad told me who you are.’ We’re walking into the hotel after the first practice. I had not met DeMarcus (Cousins). And he held the door and I walked in, and he put his arm on my shoulder and said ‘you gonna be with us this year?’ And I said ‘I hope so. You want me to?’ And he said, ‘uh huh. Super.’ I connect to guys. I can laugh with them. I can be sarcastic with them. I have a son. I’ve been with this my whole life. What I am going to be is me…I’m consistently consistent. I’m a goofball. I’m a lifer. I’m demanding, because I demand that you be great. I demand that you be the best of who you are every day. I’ll give you reasons to show up and make the details matter. I want to inspire you, because I care. I want to pour love, kindness, passion, teaching into you every day. And I want you to know why Coach Karl has you on this team every day.