NBA Playoffs 2019: Steve Kerr says DeMarcus Cousins will be out 'a while' with 'pretty significant quad injury'

Kyle Irving

NBA Playoffs 2019: Steve Kerr says DeMarcus Cousins will be out 'a while' with 'pretty significant quad injury' image

After the Warriors' shock Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Steve Kerr confirmed that DeMarcus Cousins would be sidelined for "a while" with what he described as "a pretty significant quad injury."  


Cousins played just three minutes and 51 seconds in Game 2, with the injury occuring after he jumped a passing lane to tip the ball loose into the other end of the court. When he was chasing down the loose ball, he hit the deck, grabbing his left quad.


Cousins left the game, limping off the court with a frustrated look on his face – it was a non-contact injury to the same leg of his torn achillies that caused him to miss the second half of last season and the first half of this season.

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According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Cousins is set to undergo an MRI tomorrow, with "significant concern" that he tore his left quad, 


The star centre had two points, two rebounds and one assist in the contest.

In his NBA Playoff debut over the weekend, Cousins had nine points, nine rebounds, four assists and a steal, but fouled out in just 21 minutes of playing time.

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His injury will slide reserve centre Kevon Looney up in the rotation – Looney had a solid six points, five rebounds, two steals and one block in 16 minutes in Game 1 and followed it up in Game 2, recording a career-high 19 points on 6-of-6 shooting, adding five rebounds in 20 minutes of action. 

It should also create more playing time for backup centre Andrew Bogut, who played 17 minutes today after only seeing the floor for two minutes in Game 1. Bogut has plenty of playoff experience under his belt as a part of four Warriors' playoff runs and was a member of the 2015 NBA Championship team.

 

 

Kyle Irving

Kyle Irving Photo

You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.