An MRI on Tuesday morning confirmed the tear, according to the Warriors, who said it would provide updates on Cousins "as appropriate."
Cousins' noncontact injury occurred while he was pursuing a loose ball with 8:30 remaining in the first quarter of Monday's 135-131 loss to the LA Clippers in Game 2 of their playoff series.
He knocked away a pass from Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari. As Cousins tried to chase down the ball, he fell to the floor. He tried to get up and keep going, but once he rose to his feet, he immediately called to be taken out of the game. He then gingerly made his way back to the Warriors' locker room with team medical personnel.
Cousins just started getting back to his old self. Cousins had shown steady progress and glimpses of his All-NBA self before Monday's injury, but now he will be facing several more months of rehab on the quad. Cousins must be devastated as of right now. But not only for his team but for his future as well Cousins missed almost a full year of play with a torn left Achilles suffered last season in New Orleans.
He signed a one-year deal with the Warriors, expecting that a healthy return to play would catapult him back into the free-agent market this summer. With him suffering two major injuries this changes his value and how teams look at him now. He his now seen as a liability to teams. Even with his unremarkable ability he is seen as a hazard. You take a chance on him and sign him you don’t know how long he will be out. Also when he get healthy you won’t know what your gonna get out of him and you won’t know how much of a hindrance his past injuries will be. The risk and reward is high in this situation, but that’s the price of doing business.
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