Upon De'Aaron Fox's departure from Sacramento, it seems that he was 'not close' with all of his former teammates.
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As many know, ahead of the February 6 trade deadline, the 27-year-old budding superstar was dealt to the San Antonio Spurs, with Zach Lavine joining the Kings in a three-team trade.
That is, now a couple weeks later, Fox has evidently decided that he did not want to follow his previous co-star Domantas Sabonis on Instagram anymore.
Fox wasn’t cool with Sabonis 😭 pic.twitter.com/PXZRqNfb8F
— BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) February 12, 2025
In an exchange with a fan in the IG comments section, Fox was asked, "Why u unfollow Sabonis?"
De'Aaron Fox: "Don't care to see it. Why's that your problem?"
Fan: "That's yo boy tho!? "
Fox: "We were teammates... it's ok not to be close to everybody."
Domantas Sabonis has unfollowed De Aaron Fox on instagram. https://t.co/br00sKpsO8 pic.twitter.com/ROSx8pxxlb
— instantkings (@instantkings) February 12, 2025
In view of Fox leaving Sacramento, it appears the writing was on the wall as ever since head coach Mike Brown was fired, the one-time All Star was vocal about requesting a trade.
I woke up in a cold sweat, panicked, heart racing. I immediately grabbed my phone. My wife said “honey, what’s the matter?” I said “you wouldn’t understand!”
I opened Instagram and searched quickly. There I saw it. Fuck, it wasn’t a dream.
De’Aaron Fox unfollowed Sabonis.
— smokin mids level exception (@dasportsgenius) February 13, 2025
After being selected with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Fox averaged 21.5 points (47.1% FG; 33.3% 3P), to go with 6.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.4 steals during his tenure with the Kings.
To note, the Spurs and Kings will face-off on March 7, when De'Aaron Fox returns to Sac Town for a game vs. Domantas Sabonis and the rest of his old teammates.
De’Aaron Fox said he wanted to put Domantas Sabonis on a poster if they got put on separate teams tonight…pic.twitter.com/KUOBKYo4OT
— Frankie Cartoscelli (@FCartoscelli3) February 20, 2023
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