There’s no other news that brings the NBA family together more than an injury to one of their own. On Friday night, New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins suffered an Achilles injury during their game versus the Houston Rockets. They may have won 115-113 but it was a bittersweet victory.
Cousins’ injury was met with an outpouring of support from NBA players and the media on Twitter.
Foremost among them is LeBron James who selected Cousins to play on his team in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game.
Other players who sent their love and prayers to the Pelicans’ center included the L.A. Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin, the Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns, and more.
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The Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid spoke with NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jessica Camerato to express his appreciation of Cousins’ contributions to his game and to offer prayers at the same time.
“Hopefully he gets back on the court pretty soon because his talent is insane,” Embiid said. “The things he can do on the court are amazing. He's one of the guys I usually watch and try to learn [from] and get better. Hopefully we get him back pretty soon. I'm definitely going to pray for him.”
The media has also taken to Twitter to put Cousins’ injury in perspective.
With Cousins out, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will be picking a player from the Western Conference to replace him in next month’s All-Star.
An MRI has revealed that Cousins suffered a full rupture of his left Achilles tendon, according to Yahoo Sports‘ Shams Charania. Players who suffered similar injuries usually take a year or so before they are able to come back.
Here’s hoping that Boogie is able to defy the odds and becomes even better when he comes back. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
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