Sacramento Kings center and all-around funny guy DeMarcus Cousins joked about not playing this Friday due to an injured ankle, and seemed to take a shot at Derrick Rose and the endless adidas commercials from last season touting his ill-fated return to the court. Once the joke went viral on the web today, Boogie Cousins denied that he was making fun of Rose:

Asked DeMarcus Cousins about playing Friday, he joked “probably not, think I’ll be out rest of the season & I can get a comeback commercial”

— Sean Cunningham (@News10Sean) December 4, 2013

Let me clear this up now! In no way shape or form was I taking a shot at drose! Stop trying to make a story!!! — demarcus cousins (@boogiecousins) December 4, 2013