De'Aaron Fox Calls Out 'Dysfunction' in Cryptic Post After Kings-Spurs Trade

De'Aaron Fox, who was traded to the San Antonio Spurs this week amidst a flurry of moves around the NBA, offered up a cryptic post Thursday on social media.

"Everybody has the same story about the dysfunction but yeah it's my fault," he wrote, calling into question whether he was taking a shot at his former team, the Sacramento Kings.

That followed an exchange with Damien Barling of the D-Lo & KC radio show in Sacramento:

It's clear that Fox had some issues with the Kings' organization—or at the very least, had some questions about its commitment to winning, or ability to construct a winner—over the course of the past year or so.

In December, for example, he appeared on The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis and spoke about why he declined to sign a long-term extension with the Kings prior to the 2024-25 season.

"For me, it has all to do with just the team, the organization, where are we going," he said. "I want to make sure that we're in a position to try to win in the future because that's ultimately what I want to do. I know I'll make enough money regardless of where I play or what I do. I'm going to be fine unless God forbid, knock on wood, I have a career-ending injury. But aside from that like I feel like I'm continuing to get better as a player every year."

"I'm coming up on those [prime] years so yeah, they know I'm going to give all I got. But at the end of the day, the organization also has to give all they've got," he added. "So that's where we are right now."

Clearly, Fox didn't feel as though the Kings were holding up their end of the bargain, which ultimately resulted in the organization dealing him to the Spurs, where he'll pair with Victor Wembanyama and a promising young squad.

The Spurs have proven in the past to be an organization capable of building out a dynasty. The Kings, on the other hand, don't have that pedigree, perhaps stemming in part from the "dysfunction" that Fox referenced.