DeMarcus Cousins apologizes for cursing out coach George Karl

Kings All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins issued an apology Wednesday afternoon following a profanity-laced tirade directed toward coach George Karl after Monday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

“I let my frustrations get the best of me in the locker room following the loss to San Antonio — that is my bad," Cousins said in a prepared statment Wednesday. "For the record, my frustration is not about any one person or player or coach. There is no one to blame. All of us is (sic) accountable. My frustration is that we are 1-7, simple as that.”

League sources said Karl wanted to suspend Cousins for two games. General manager Vlade Divac, however, said the coach did not have the authority to do so and would not grant permission.