This has not been a December to remember for DeMarcus Cousins. The once-glorified sales event that led to Vivek Ranadive's purchase of the Sacramento Kings, allowing the franchise to stay in northern California, has also resulted in quite a bit of meddling as Ranadive tinkers with basketball operations as he sees fit. The most infamous example of such came just a few weeks ago, when the Kings fired coach Michael Malone in the wake of a poor stretch of games , contests played without Cousins while he battled a debilitating strain of viral meningitis. Former Utah Jazz head man Tyrone Corbin was promoted to interim coach as rumors of George Karl and Mark Jackson's candidacy swirled, and earlier this week Corbin was given the title of head coach for the rest of the season. That was an ascension that Cousins had to find out about at the same time we all found out . Great: That management had made the commitment to Corbin was news to his players. "I didn't know," Cousins said. "I didn't know officially until (Monday) night, either. That's when a lot of us found out." You'll recall that Cousins also found out about the Malone firing via Twitter . The Kings are under no obligation to let...