DeMarcus Cousins (back) has been ruled out of Wednesday's night game against the Bucks, James Ham of CSN Bay Area reports.

Cousins (lower back strain) has been ruled out of Wednesday's night game against the Bucks, James Ham of CSN Bay Area reports.

Analysis:

The decision to hold Cousins out of Wednesday's game isn't all that surprising. He left Monday's game against the Hornets in overtime due to back discomfort, and then was held out of practice on Tuesday. The severity of the back strain is still relatively unknown, but more information should be released in the next couple of days. With Cousins out of the lineup, the Kings could deploy a starting frontcourt of Kosta Koufos and Willie Cauley-Stein, while Omri Casspi and Quincy Acy are other candidates to pick up a start.