The Sacramento Kings are occupying the seventh position in the Western Conference and in the season they are 42-30. The Kings were recently defeated by the Dallas Mavericks with a final score of 96-132. The Mavericks are sixth in the Western Conference and for the season, they are 43-29.
During the press conference, the All-Star guard of the Kings, De’Aaron Fox, was asked if his willingness to lead the media session was a sign of his taking leadership, to which Fox replied clearly and concisely.
After a loss like the Kings just suffered, a quiet postgame is expected. And it was…
…except for this moment from De'Aaron Fox. pic.twitter.com/8gSfX40OnI
— Matt George (@MattGeorgeSAC) March 27, 2024
He mentioned, "I don"t get shit out of that. I got nothing out of that. They ask me, I do it. They [the rest of the team] don"t give a f*** if I come here and talk, I"ll tell you that."
He continued further, "Michael [Kings spokesperson] asked me, I do it. If Michael or Shannon asked me I’d do it. I get no joy in this after a win or a loss, my team doesn"t care if I come up here in a blowout win or a blowout loss."
Fox in the game scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 3 turnovers and his average is 26.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.6 assists. He was selected by the Kings in the 2017 NBA Draft and has been with the squad since.
