Cousins to wear No. 0 with Pelicans to represent 'new life'
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
New team, new life.
DeMarcus Cousins is set to embark on a journey with the New Orleans Pelicans after over six years spent with the Sacramento Kings, and will do so with a new jersey number.
He'll rock No. 0 after wearing No. 15 at Kentucky and Sac-town. Asked to explain the change, he told The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears:
"New life..."
.@boogiecousins will wear jersey #0 pic.twitter.com/YECFrYDfrR
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 21, 2017
He arrived in the Big Easy on Tuesday afternoon, and is set to make his Pels debut Thursday against the Houston Rockets.
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