NBA Denies Working on DeMarcus Cousins Surrender in Domestic Violence Case

The NBA has denied working with the Mobile (Alabama) Police Department to work out a date for DeMarcus Cousins to turn himself in on an arrest warrant for a third-degree domestic violence charge he is facing despite the Mobile police saying in a TMZ Sports report that the league "has reached out to us."

"It is categorically untrue that the NBA reached out to the Mobile Police Department to facilitate DeMarcus Cousins' surrender," NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement provided to Bleacher Report.

In August, TMZ obtained court documents and a police report filed by Christy West, Cousins' ex-girlfriend, who said he threatened her by saying he would put a "bullet in [her] f--king head" if she didn't let their son attend his wedding.

Per USA Today's A.J. Perez, Mobile police spokesperson Charlette M. Solis announced on Aug. 29 an arrest warrant was issued for Cousins on the misdemeanor domestic violence charge.

Cousins, who signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in July, suffered a torn ACL during an Aug. 15 workout in Las Vegas. TMZ noted the four-time All-Star was unable to surrender himself because he underwent surgery around the same time the warrant was issued.