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Kings, Hawks official Twitter accounts take NBA’s “play nice” memo very seriously

DeMarcus Cousins, Darren Collison

Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins, left, hugs teammate Darren Collison, right, after he made the game winning basket in the final moments of the Kings 108-107 win over the Atlanta Hawks, in an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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The Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks played a thriller Friday night, a game with multiple lead changes in the final minute, which the Kings won on a Darren Collison driving layup with three seconds left.

But before and after that, the official Kings and Hawks Twitter accounts had a love-fest, in following with — and mocking — the NBA’s memo that teams need to not insult each other on social media.

It was brilliant.