The Lakers’ new big man DeMarcus Cousins is now dealing with a knee injury that he suffered during offseason workouts, leaving the team brass to wonder if they’ll be able to count on the oft-injured superstar for this season.
Cousins reportedly crashed knees with a practice partner during a training session on Monday in Las Vegas and immediately noticed that there was a problem.
The forward, who signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Lakers earlier this offseason, is set to undergo further testing in Los Angeles to determine the extent of the injury on Thursday.
If Cousins ends up missing any amount of time with this injury, it will have been the third lower-body injury that has kept him off the court during the past three years. Cousins missed most of the 2017-18 season and the first part of last season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon, and then suffered a quad injury that kept him sidelined for much of last season with the Warriors.
The four-time All-Star is one of the most productive big men in the league when healthy, but he’s only managed to play in 88 combined games over the past two seasons.
The Lakers now must cross their fingers and hope that the newest Cousins injury scare isn’t too serious.
