Arrest warrant issued against DeMarcus Cousins

Police in Mobile, Alabama, filed an arrest warrant against the DeMarcus Cousins ​​Center on Thursday.

The Los Angeles Lakers player faces a charge of verbal harassment, according to the website of the Municipal Court of Mobile. A spokesman for the police confirmed daily USA Today that a warrant had been issued.

Cousins ​​reportedly threatened to kill an old girlfriend, Christy West. She sought a restraining order against him.

A police report that TMZ magazine has reviewed reports threats made by the former star player.

Cousins ​​reportedly told West that he would "put a bullet in his head".

The NBA and the Lakers said they were conducting their own investigation. Cousins ​​did not react.

After a season with the Golden State Warriors, Cousins ​​signed a new pact with the Lakers, but a laceration to a ligament could prevent him from playing this season.