"DeMarcus Cousins' decision to leave the locker room to confront a television analyst was costly.

The NBA suspended the Kings' center for two games without pay Sunday for "confronting Spurs announcer Sean Elliott in a hostile manner" after Friday's loss to San Antonio at Sleep Train Arena.

The suspension will cost Cousins $94,653. He was already in Los Angeles for Sunday's game against the Lakers but was not allowed to attend.

Calls to Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie about the incident were not immediately returned.

When Cousins returned to the locker room, he was angry over what he'd been told Elliott said about him.