”The refs, the league — period,” he continued. “He gets away with [everything]. He taunts players. Nothing is done. He’s babied.”

Cousins’ strong stance was quite the setup for Saturday night, when the Clippers, who are fighting for home-court advantage in the playoffs, play host to the Kings at Staples Center. And considering the way Cousins and Griffin traded blows down the stretch of Thursday’s game, the rematch will offer plenty of intrigue.

“Of course that’s what Blake is going to say because he’s in L.A., where actors belong,” Cousins said when told that Griffin was “moving on” to the rematch. “He’s an actor.”