“Y’all Think We Got Those Tickets for Free?”: De’Aaron Fox’s Wife Calls Out Kings Fans Following His ‘Shots’ at Sacramento

Aakash Nair | 21/02/2025
De'Aaron Fox and Recee Fox

After 8 seasons in Sacramento, De’Aaron Fox and his family will see out the 2024-25 campaign in San Antonio. The explosive point guard had been on the fringes with the Kings since last summer when he refused to sign an extension. But since his departure, the relationship between Fox and his former team has only deteriorated.

During his recent press conference with the Spurs, Swipa joked that there was “a whole list of things” his new team does differently from the Kings. He added that “the biggest thing” was how much more accommodating his new franchise was to their players and staff.

The comment didn’t sit well with Kings fans, with one of them taking to social media to clap back at their former point guard. The Sactown faithful tweeted, “F**k this guy, your wife was courtside for every game in Sacramento but yes the Kings aren’t accommodating to a player that isn’t a superstar.”

Recee Fox, De’Aaron’s wife, didn’t let these baseless claims fly. She responded to the fan, explaining that her presence at the games wasn’t accommodated by the franchise. “This take is comical. Do yall think we got those tickets for free? We paid full price for those,” she responded.

Given his history of strong performances for the franchise, it’s certainly disappointing that the Kings community isn’t more appreciative of Fox. Despite averaging over 20 points over the last six seasons, Swipa has only played in one Playoff series during his young career.

The front office and coaching staff were simply unable to build a contending roster around the point guard, leading to his eventual exit from Sacramento. He certainly looks happier with his new team, knowing that the pairing of him and Victor Wembanyama will lead to greater success in the postseason.

An unpleasant end to an unsuccessful stint

In a now-deleted tweet, Fox called out the “dysfunction” in the Kings front office and asked fans to stop blaming him for the team’s poor decision-making after his trade. Swipa clearly wants to put the past to bed as he has seemingly cut all ties with his former teammates too.

Domantas Sabonis, who was Fox’s running mate for the last four seasons, also caught some strays during a recent online interaction. On Instagram, a fan asked De’Aaron why he unfollowed the Lithuanian big man after being traded to the Spurs.

Candidly, the 27-year-old responded, “Don’t care to see it. Why’s that your problem?” before adding, “We were teammates…It’s ok to not be close to everybody.”

While it’s certainly up to Fox to keep their relationship professional if he wants to, it’s also surprising that he would make such a declaration publicly. Perhaps there is a lot more we don’t know about the situation in Sacramento that led to Swipa’s exit earlier this month.

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De'Aaron Fox

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Aakash Nair

Aakash Nair

NBA journalist Aakash Nair has followed the game for nearly a decade. He believes that basketball today is just as alive during the off-season with podcasts, interviews, articles and YouTube videos constantly providing fans with new insights. Aakash closely follows the game of narratives, of who will have a breakout year and who might be on the slump. As a fan, he is interested in all the context and behind-the-scenes moves that go into making a championship contender. As a writer, he intends to bring that same context to the forefront.

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