About a week ago, the Kings officially announced that Richaun Holmes would be absent from all the remaining games of the season for personal reasons. The Kings didn't announce the reason at the time, and fans speculated that something might have happened to the Home family. Sacramento local journalist Robin Epley wrote an article revealing the reason for Holmes' departure!
Robin Epley said Holmes left the team because he was accused of domestic violence + beating his own son by his ex-wife, Alexis Holmes. According to disclosed court documents, on February 6 this year, Holmes vented his inner dissatisfaction, resulting in his 6-year-old son suffering a head injury and bleeding. The local court filed a restraining order, and Holmes must now stay away from his son.
Holmes' lawyer denied all the allegations and said Alexis Holmes had sued Holmes in bad faith in an effort to fight for custody of his son. Robin Epley also revealed in the report that the Kings tried to help Holmes cover up the truth. The King officially issued a statement that set aside the relationship: the team opposes any form of attack, as well as domestic violence!
After the report and the king's statement, Holmes posted a photo of himself with his son and wrote: "No matter what they do, they will never be able to separate us!" In addition, Holmes wrote on social media: "I love my son, I live for him, and I will never hurt him!" "The content has now been removed.
On the NBA floor, Holmes also had problems with his emotional control, dropping his headband without a word. He has been fined twice by the league this season: 1. He was fined $15,000 by the NBA on November 5, 2021 for dropping his headband on the floor, and $25,000 by the NBA on March 15 this year for throwing his headband in the audience.
Holmes is the No. 37 show of 2015, with a height of 2.08 meters and an arm span of 2.17 meters. In the 2020-21 season, he played his career-best, averaging 14.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, shooting 64% from the field. Last offseason, Holmes sought a big four-year, $80 million contract, which went unpopular and the Kings declined.
Later, Holmes lowered his psychological expectations to $55 million for 4 years, and the Kings again refused on the grounds that the team did not have enough salary space. Until the start of the season, the Kings gave Holmes a four-year, $46.52 million contract extension with a salary of $10.38 million this season. Based on his performance last season, the contract is reasonable.
Holmes has not lived up to expectations this season, averaging 10.4 points, 7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.9 blocks per game. Compared to last season, all four of his stats have slipped. But Holmes also had a highlight, having 23 points, 20 rebounds and 2 assists on 9-of-13 shooting in the Kings and Hornets game on November 6, 2021!
He had 20+ points in three games and double-doubles in five rebounds throughout November, and Local Sacramento media said the All-Star should vote for Holmes. By December, he had played eight games and scored in single digits five, including a 0-point and a 1-point game. In all four games in March this year, he scored in single digits.
Holmes is 28 years old, and if he can't control his emotions, I'm afraid he will fade out of the NBA after this contract expires...