In DeMarcus Cousins' first home game with the Golden State Warriors, he was introduced last in the starting lineups. That's usually reserved for star point guard Stephen Curry, but the two-time MVP wanted Cousins to have it.

Cousins, of course, missed the first 45 games of the regular season recovering from the Achilles tear he suffered in 2017-18 with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Curry and the rest of Boogie's teammates saw how much work Cousins had to put in to get back on the court, so the sharpshooter wanted Cousins to have that moment at Oracle Arena with the fans.

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“It's his moment,” Curry told Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated. “You know how hard it was for him to spend a year rehabbin'—coming to a new team, play in front of his new home, home fans, and enjoy that—that atmosphere and that moment.

“So, that's what we do. We celebrate each other. Like, we understand it's not about one person. It's not about, you know, the individual whatever. It's just, like, in terms of him integrating himself into what we do, that was just another step for him just enjoy it. And just relax and be, like, ‘Yo, I've been through so much. Now it's time to just play basketball and enjoy myself.' “

This is why Stephen Curry is universally recognized as the best teammate in the NBA. He has no ego. Even when the Warriors signed Kevin Durant, Curry was perfectly fine with giving up some shots on offense to KD because he wants everyone on the team to be comfortable.

DeMarcus Cousins played pretty well for the Warriors in the regular season. He averaged 16.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 30 games.