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Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins is expected to miss his team’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night as a result of a sore foot, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Cousins, who underwent an MRI on his foot on Monday, will also miss the Warriors’ matchup with the San Antonio […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without center DeMarcus Cousins and sixth man Andre Iguodala on Monday against the San Antonio Spurs, according to ESPN’s Nick Friedell. Cousins is still pending an MRI on his right ankle/foot area after sustaining an injury in the second half of Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Iguodala […]

The news of DeMarcus Cousins’ pending MRI has sped up the timeline for Andrew Bogut to rejoin the Golden State Warriors, just in time for their pre-playoff run. Still holding the top seed in the West with a one-game advantage over the Denver Nuggets, head coach Steve Kerr still envisions Bogut as the perfect handcuff for Cousins. […]

DeMarcus Cousins had some trouble finding his footing when he made his debut with the Golden State Warriors this 2018-19 season.However, Draymond Green thinks former All-Star center has finally started to turn the corner. Cousins played an integral role in Golden State’s dominant 110-88 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to Anthony Slater of […]

The Golden State Warriors are at Chesapeake Energy Arena for a matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. Despite Saturday’s nationally-televised matchup serving as a measuring stick of sorts for two Western Conference powers as the playoffs quickly approach, Golden State is holding out Kevin Durant as a precautionary measure while Oklahoma City’s […]

After losing the first three matchups of the season series, the Golden State Warriors won the final regular-season matchup against the Houston Rockets, 106-104, in a game played without Kevin Durant due to an ankle contusion. Here are three takeaways from the contest. 1. DeMarcus Cousins and his bully-ball style If the Warriors and Rockets […]

Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul isn’t taking any learning experiences from a season-high streak-snapping loss to the Golden State Warriors, even after the defending champions showed new wrinkles to their strategy against them by using big man DeMarcus Cousins. The Warriors’ summer addition was dominant, putting up a season-high 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting from […]

DeMarcus Cousins was unstoppable during a 106-104 Golden State Warriors road win over the Houston Rockets, and his post-game comments following a season-best 27 points against them reflected just that. The big man has his best game yet, going a dominant 11-of-16 from the floor, doing most of his damage from the block instead of […]

Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins is never one to back away from talking a big game in front of the press. Following the Warriors’ huge road win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, the media was eager to receive some insights from Cousins, who finished with a season-high 27 points. Instead of focusing […]

Golden State Warriors shooter Klay Thompson was scorching red hot in their win over the Houston Rockets. After the game, he gave the credit to big man DeMarcus Cousins for the open looks. Via Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Thompson — who was 5-of-10 from the 3-point country — praised Cousins’ great vision. “I was […]

Just when everybody else thought the Golden State Warriors were on the brink of a late-season collapse, they came through with a crucial victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, 106-104. The closely-contested bout saw the Warriors’ superstars–sans Kevin Durant (ankle) – give it their all to upset the red-hot Rockets on the road. One particular […]

In their game against the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins threw a pass to a wide-open Stephen Curry — who was on the bench. It was a real Shaqtin’ a Fool moment for the former All-Star big man. Not long after throwing the pass, Cousins realized that a turnover was about to […]

The two-time reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors faced off against the Houston Rockets tonight without two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant. While the loss of Durant is big, the team still boasts a whopping amount of high-end talent that will likely waltz to another title before the entire league is upended this offseason due […]

This Los Angeles Lakers season is not going as they thought it would. LeBron James is about to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2005. Both he and the team are looking for ways to fix these issues moving forward. Originally, that was supposed to be Anthony Davis until that fell through at […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes center DeMarcus Cousins is getting heavily criticized lately because he’s the new guy on the team. The Warriors are just 5-5 in their last five games. Cousins has been getting bashed by the media for his poor defense, but Kerr says that’s unfair since basketball is a […]

Draymond Green believes that teammate DeMarcus Cousins has taken his recent defensive scolding to heart. “It pi**ed him off. He’s a competitor,” Green said following the Warriors’ 122-105 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Draymond on criticism DeMarcus fielded on defense: “It pissed him off. He’s a competitor.” Draymond then explained why he considered […]

The Golden State Warriors thumped the Denver Nuggets by a score of 122-105 on Friday night, and in the process, DeMarcus Cousins finished with 13 points, six rebounds, six assists and, most notably, six blocks. He also added three steals. Those numbers came on the heels of criticism of Cousins’ defense, with many pointing out […]

Teams have been exploiting Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins on defense, knowing fully well that the big man is still working his way back into basketball shape following a devastating Achilles injury from last season. The former All-Star has struggled with certain match-ups, especially against the Boston Celtics and the Houston Rockets. However, Warriors […]

Given their tumultuous history as foes, Andrew Bogut is looking forward to teaming up with DeMarcus Cousins of the Golden State Warriors. Per Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Australian briefly looked back on his history with Cousins. According to him, back when Cousins was with the Sacramento Kings, they had their fair […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered their worst loss of the season by way of a 33-point pounding at the hands of the struggling Boston Celtics, losers of four in a row before their primetime tilt at Oracle Arena, with a national audience on TNT. Yet the Celtics did a little more than just embarrass the […]

When DeMarcus Cousins made his debut for the Golden State Warriors in January after returning from a torn Achilles, the assumption was that the Warriors would regress defensively. Cousins has never been known for his defensive presence and can occasionally seem sluggish and slow of foot on screen-and-rolls. The 28-year-old has posted a 108.6 defensive […]

DeMarcus Cousins has had his share of growing pains defensively since getting the green light to return as a member of the Golden State Warriors. While he has shown flashes of brilliance with blocks and steals, he’s also blown assignments and been late to contest shots, as he still gets his legs underneath him after […]

Stephen Curry offered some words of advice for a struggling DeMarcus Cousins, who had a tough go at the Boston Celtics, as the Golden State Warriors were handed a 128-95 loss on their home court. Cousins had 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting, nine rebounds and four assists, missing all of his five 3-pointers and often […]

DeMarcus Cousins isn’t exactly known for subtlety. The Golden State Warriors center has long been known to get into several skirmishes earning him a plethora of technicals (123 for his career and five with the Dubs thus far) and subsequent suspensions as a result of going over the prescribed limit. Tuesday night against the visiting […]

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Ron Adams was on DeMarcus Cousins’ ear during a timeout in their game against the Boston Celtics. Peep the clip below as via Anthony Slater of The Athletic. During that time, the Warriors were getting pounced on both ends of the floor. Head coach Brad Stevens’ game plan consisted of […]

On Saturday night, the Golden State Warriors are trying to get back on track against the Philadelphia 76ers. However, one of the game’s biggest stories is about far more than basketball. Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is wearing special shoes on Saturday night. On each heel, he wrote “#StephonClark” to honor and bring awareness to the […]

DeMarcus Cousins has played in 15 games with the Golden State Warriors and he’s enjoyed every second of it. When he first started practicing with the Warriors, it took Cousins some time to get used to playing with so many talented players. Golden State has five All-Stars in its starting lineup and a former Finals […]

After logging a season-high 32 minutes on Thursday night against the Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins has been making steady progress in his road to full strength following his career-threatening Achilles injury last season. According to Cousins himself, he has been feeling great and expects to be able to suit up […]

The Golden State Warriors lost for the fourth time in six games on Thursday, falling to the Orlando Magic 103-96 after getting outscored by a whopping 18 points in the fourth quarter. Playing without a resting Kevin Durant but welcoming back DeMarcus Cousins, it was a frustrating performance for the Warriors overall, with Steve Kerr’s […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins has now grabbed over 6,000 rebounds in his NBA career. Boogie accomplished the feat on Thursday against the Orlando Magic. He entered Thursday with 5,994 career rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins has his third 20-point game of the season with 21 points to go with nine rebounds, crossing the 6,000-rebound mark for […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was glad the NBA league office decided to rescind a technical foul from center DeMarcus Cousins. The big man was hit with a “T” in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 121-110 win over the Charlotte Hornets. He picked up Jeremy Lamb’s loose shoe and flung it from the […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins will sit out Wednesday against the Miami Heat, according to ESPN’s Nick Friedell. The team listed him as out with load management and careful recovery from his Achilles injury, as the Warriors face a back-to-back, facing the Orlando Magic on Thursday. Head coach Steve Kerr had already announced he […]

During the Golden State Warriors’ win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins picked up a technical foul for throwing the shoe of Hornets guard Jeremy Lamb off the court after Lamb lost it. However, Cousins did not do it out anger or malice; he was merely trying to get […]

Ever since teaming up, Draymond Green has always had DeMarcus Cousins’ back. That stayed true after the Golden State Warriors’ 121-110 win over the Charlotte Hornets Monday night. During his media scrum, Green reacted to a technical foul called on Cousins after the latter apparently threw away Jeremy Lamb’s shoe, via Mark Medina of The […]

For the first time since suffering an Achilles injury a year ago, Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins played more than 30 minutes in an NBA game, and he seems very happy about it. DeMarcus Cousins on playing 31 minutes: "I’m more happy about that than the actual game. I’ll make sure I give Steve […]

DeMarcus Cousins received a technical foul for throwing the shoe of Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lamb. Now, the Golden State Warriors big man shared his thoughts on the matter. Per Mark Medina of The Mercury News, Cousins — who finished with 24 points in his team’s 121-110 victory — was sarcastic in his remarks. “Next […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins faked the hell out of Charlotte Hornets big man Cody Zeller en route to a strong finish. Cousins unleashed a nasty fake which sent Zeller flying. Once the lane was clear, Cousins didn’t waste time and unleashed a big slam. Cody Zeller went the wrong way 😬 https://t.co/ynIMDwC0MX — Dime […]

The Golden State Warriors are well on their way to the playoffs, as they are currently seated at the top of the Western Conference standings. With 23 games left, head coach Steve Kerr is planning to do some load management, which will involve resting his veterans in second night of back-to-back games. Kerr is planning […]

The honeymoon phase for DeMarcus Cousins and the Golden State Warriors is officially over. Even after perhaps his most disappointing performance of the season, though, Golden State’s All-Star big man is fully confident the “bad days” will end “sooner than later.” “It’s definitely frustrating,” he told The Athletic’s Anthony Slater after the Warriors’ 118-112 loss […]