"Soon, it won't matter what was said or who said it. Paul Westphal called out and suspended DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins no doubt will blame Westphal. Irreconcilable differences almost always end in divorce.

When a coach and a player cannot coexist, the outcome is usually the same. Both are usually shown the way out of town. It does not happen at once, but it usually is the beginning of the end.

The Kings will no doubt try to repair this relationship, or at least pretend that they have, but no one will buy it. Cousins will likely return to the team, pledging his great determination to excel for his team and teammates. Westphal will insist they will move on stronger than they were before.

By then, they will have been flooded with calls with offers to take Cousins off the Kings' hands, perhaps even for more than 10 cents on the dollar.

Rockets general manager Daryl Morey absolutely should be making those calls – if he can get through – to make his proposal to help the Kings through this difficult situation, particularly before the Kings decide that they really, truly love Cousins and still plan to make him a part of all their hopes and dreams.

For now, Cousins was invited to stay home. His agent, John Greig, told SI.com that Cousins has not asked for a trade. Perhaps he was distinguishing between asking and shouting with Yahoo Sports! reporting that Kings players heard Cousins shout his trade demand at coach Paul Westphal."