Arrest warrant issued vs Lakers' DeMarcus Cousins for domestic violence

MANILA, Philippines — An arrest warrant has been issued for Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins by authorities in Mobile, Alabama on Thursday (Friday, Manila time).

According to a report first published by AJ Perez of USA Today, Cousins is being sought on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge after the cager allegedly threatened his ex-girlfriend last week.

NEWS: DeMarcus Cousins sought on arrest warrant for domestic violence charge over alleged threats made to ex-girlfriend. https://t.co/GbBrlb2QkD

— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) August 29, 2019

Cousins reportedly told his ex-girlfriend that he would "put a bullet in your (expletive) head" in a phone conversation after the latter refused to let their seven-year-old son attend his wedding.

The audiotape of the conversation was leaked by TMZ.com earlier this week. 

Both the NBA and the Lakers already said that they were investigating the report.

Lakers' statement on the @TMZ_Sports report on DeMarcus Cousins: "We are aware of the allegation involving DeMarcus Cousins and, of course, take this claim seriously. We are in the process of gathering information and will reserve further comment at this time."

— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) August 27, 2019

NBA spokesman Mike Bass statement on DeMarcus Cousins‘ situation: “We are aware of the report regarding DeMarcus Cousins and are investigating the allegations.”

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 27, 2019