After making it known that he intends to be present on an upcoming game to show his support, the New Orleans Pelicans' sidelined starting center DeMarcus Cousins may indeed be doing that sooner rather than later.

According to William Guillory of the NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune, a well-placed sourced has informed them that Cousins will attend Game 3 and will be flying over to New Orleans along with his physical therapist to ensure that his rehab will proceed on schedule.

New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins, who is out for the season with a ruptured left Achilles' tendon, plans to attend Game 3 of the team's first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers at Smoothie King Center Thursday night (April 19), a source told NOLA.com l The Times-Picayune.

Not like the Pelicans needed any added inspiration as the short-handed group is currently enjoying a 2-0 lead, dispatching Rip City in convincing fashion (on the road no less) at the strength of center Anthony Davis' blistering averages of 28 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.6 blocks per game and supported by the steady tandem of guards Jrue Holiday and Rajon Rondo as well as trade deadline addition Nikola Mirotic.

Perhaps the star big man's appearance is to guarantee that the team finally snapped their home playoff victory drought, as the Pelicans have not won one since the 2011 Playoffs.

Nonetheless, the home crowd will certainly be fired up (and his teammates) once Boogie is beamed up on the jumbotron.