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Kings reporters caught thirsting over Ben Simmons, Zach LaVine in wild hot-mic moment: ‘I like lightskins’

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Young, G. (2026, September 28). Kings reporters caught thirsting over Ben Simmons, Zach LaVine in wild hot-mic moment: ‘I like lightskins’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/28/sports/kings-reporters-heard-thirsting-over-ben-simmons-zach-lavine-in-hot-mic/

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During Sacramento Kings' media day, reporters engaged in an unprofessional conversation about players Ben Simmons and Zach LaVine, discussing their physical appearance rather than basketball-related topics. The dialogue included comments on Simmons's attractiveness and skin texture, as well as LaVine’s looks despite his perceived personality flaws. This interaction was captured live and is now circulating widely online, highlighting the inappropriate behavior of some media personnel.

Written by AI on 2026-09-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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During Sacramento Kings' media day in June, reporters discussed new players Ben Simmons and Zach LaVine, with some making inappropriate remarks about their appearances. One female reporter commented on Simmons’s good looks and smooth skin, while another expressed preference for "lightskins." They also noted that although LaVine is attractive, his personality can be annoying. Despite the awkwardness, both players signed significant contracts: LaVine exercised a $49 million player option for 2026-27, and Simmons signed a one-year deal worth $3.5 million after sitting out the previous season.

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New Sacramento Kings guard Ben Simmons and his teammate Zach LaVine received an awkward welcome from several reporters during the team’s media day. asserted

Simmons → receive → day

A live stream of the Kings’ press conference caught a few women in the room speaking about the players in between interviews. asserted

women → catch → interviews

One reporter was seemingly asking which player had been speaking the podium. asserted

player → ask → podium

Ben Simmons was, that’s what comes with being Ben Simmons. asserted

what → ’ → ?

Cringe!” another woman responded. asserted

woman → respond → Cringe

“He’s lucky he’s so fine,” one reporter said. asserted

reporter → ’ → ?

“He’s a good looking dude! asserted

He → ’ → ?

I didn’t notice, his skin is so smooth. asserted

skin → notice → ?

I was like, damn, no tattoos?” said another. asserted

another → say → ?

One male reporter said that that former Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole was the woman’s type, to which the woman said, “Allegedly, I like lightskins, I guess.” uncertain

I → say → lightskins

The male reporter then asked about Kings guard Zach LaVine. asserted

reporter → ask → LaVine

“Hella fine!” the woman responded about LaVine. asserted

woman → respond → LaVine

“I mean, his personality annoys the s*** out of me, so that’s what makes him less fine. asserted

him → mean → me

“Zach is cute, but his personality f****** annoys me,” added the other woman. asserted

woman → annoy → me

“He just seems like he’s hella, like a p****… asserted

he → seem → *

LaVine exercised his $49 million player option for the 2026–27 season with the Kings back in June while Simmons signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with Sacramento earlier this month after sitting out the 2025-26 NBA season. asserted

Simmons → exercise → season

One of the women then joked that they should do a story ranking the attractiveness of Kings players. asserted

they → joke → players

“I think I’d actually put Ben over Zach. asserted

I → think → Zach

Just because I don’t like Zach,” added another. asserted

another → like → Zach

“They’re about the same age, but Ben looks way younger. asserted

Ben → ’re → ?

I was like dang, what’s your lotion?” said another. asserted

another → ’ → ?

All of this was caught on the live stream, a clip of which is now going viral on social media. asserted

clip → catch → media

It’s unclear who the reporters speaking were. uncertain

reporters → ’ → ?

They’re probably hoping it remains that way. asserted

it → hop → ?

Kings reporters caught thirsting over Ben Simmons, Zach LaVine in wild hot-mic moment: ‘I like lightskins’

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