New team, but the same old problems exist for DeMarcus Cousins.
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The Pelicans' major trade deadline splash picked up his 18th technical foul of the season just 32 seconds into a game against the Thunder and will be suspended one game unless the foul is rescinded. New Orleans next plays Thursday AEDT in Detroit, its fourth game since acquiring Cousins.
Cousins was posting up Thunder center Steven Adams when the two became tangled. "Boogie" didn't like the fact Adams was reaching for the ball after the whistle and flung his arm in frustration, resulting in a double technical.
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Cousins now has 110 technicals to go along with 11 ejections in his career.