Playing in just his second career postseason game after a nine-year wait, the 28-year-old Cousins went down in the first quarter of a 135-131 Game 2 loss on Monday night.The Associated Press
Centre DeMarcus Cousins is unlikely to return this postseason for the Golden State Warriors, yet he won’t require surgery on his torn left-quadriceps muscle.
Coach Steve Kerr has named Andrew Bogut as his starter in place of Cousins for Game 3 on Thursday night of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Clippers in Los Angeles.
Playing in just his second career postseason game after a nine-year wait, the 28-year-old Cousins went down in the first quarter of a 135-131 Game 2 loss on Monday night. He fell in front of the Golden State bench after swiping a ball from Patrick Beverley in the backcourt. Cousins immediately grabbed at his left quad then hobbled to the locker room at the 8 minute 9 second mark.
The tear was revealed by an MRI exam on Tuesday.