Lakers' DeMarcus Cousins Believed to Have Suffered Torn ACL During Workout in Las Vegas
By Thomas Carannante
It's all over before it even began.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed DeMarcus Cousins after the big man enduring a trying season with the Golden State Warriors during which he was recovering from a ruptured Achilles the year prior.
Now, after reports emerged he suffered a knee injury during a workout in Las Vegas, it's been confirmed Cousins has a torn ACL, which will likely keep him out for the entire 2019-2020 season.
Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins has suffered a torn ACL in his knee, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 15, 2019
He'll undergo further tests to officially confirm the injury.
DeMarcus Cousins -- a four-time NBA All-Star -- will undergo final tests that are expected to confirm the torn ACL diagnosis, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. https://t.co/L04AgnBG1d
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 15, 2019
This is devastating news for everyone involved. Cousins has now suffered a third drastic injury within 18 months (ruptured Achilles at the end of the 2017-2018 season, torn quad during the 2018-2019 playoffs, and now this) and the Lakers are without the star big man they were hoping to pair with Anthony Davis.
DeMarcus Cousins injuries:
— Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) August 15, 2019
Feb. 2018 -- Ruptured Achilles
April 2019 -- Torn left quad
August 2019 -- Torn ACL
Gotta feel bad for Boogie
His career has taken a terrible turn after an incredible, Hall-of-Fame-like start, and now the road to recovery for the big man will be as arduous as ever.