LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Rockets are reportedly set to part ways with journeyman center DeMarcus Cousins, who is expected to try and sign with another NBA team as a free agent. Cousins, 30, was averaging 9.6 points per game this season with the Rockets, who are prepared to waive him after a 25 game stint, US media reported Tuesday. Cousins was not happy with his role as a backup to Christian […]
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Lakers’ Cousins could miss NBA season with injury: report
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Injury-nagged Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins could miss the entire 2019-20 NBA season with a torn left knee ligament, his agent told ESPN on Thursday. In a major setback for a team that added star big man Anthony Davis to four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James, Cousins suffered the injury working out in Las Vegas on Monday when he “bumped knees” with another player, according to the […]
Cousins ‘pain-free’ but uncertain for NBA Finals opener
by Jim SLATER TORONTO, United States (AFP) — Golden State All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins is “pain-free” after tearing a quad muscle last month but Warriors coach Steve Kerr is uncertain he will play in Thursday’s NBA Finals opener. Cousins suffered the torn left quad in only his second career NBA playoff game but the 28-year-old big man has recovered in time to give Kerr another option when the defending NBA champions face host Toronto in […]
Cousins out indefinitely after muscle tear: Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins faces an indefinite injury layoff after suffering a torn quadriceps muscle in the NBA champions’ defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers, it was confirmed Tuesday. Cousins exited Monday’s game-two loss in the first quarter clutching his left quad. An MRI scan on Tuesday confirmed a torn muscle. “The injury will sideline Cousins indefinitely and he will begin rehabilitation immediately,” a Warriors statement said. […]
Cousins will start for Warriors in injury return next week – Kerr
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State center DeMarcus Cousins, targeting a January 18 NBA season debut after nearly a year sidelined by injury, will start immediately upon his return, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Thursday. “Yeah I’ll start him,” Kerr told reporters at a Warriors practice. “After that, everything’s on the table. We have to figure out what the rotations will look like, how many minutes he can play. “We’ll have to play […]
Cousins to ink one-year deal with mighty Warriors: report
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–DeMarcus Cousins, who suffered a season-ending Achilles injury last season, reportedly has agreed to a one-year contract with the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Monday, the US media reported. Cousins is expected to sign a $5.3 million deal which will allow him to join a starting lineup that would rival many all-star game squads, American broadcaster ESPN reported. When he is ready to return, Cousins will take the court with […]
NBA: All-star Cousins could be out for season: report
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Anthony Davis finished with 27 points as New Orleans edged Houston 115-113 but the Pelicans weren’t celebrating. They learned that DeMarcus Cousins could be out for the rest of the season with a possible Achilles injury. The Pelicans played with composure down the stretch on Friday night despite giving up a 21-point lead as the Rockets staged a furious late rally in the battle between two of the hottest teams in […]





