Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins can't wait to see the ball drop and put an end to 2018, a year that hasn't brought too many fond memories since rupturing his Achilles tendon in early February.
“It’s been the longest year of my life,” Cousins told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “I’m looking forward to the new year and the new blessings. New tests. New excitement. Fresh year. Fresh start. …
“I’ll put it as simple as possible, 2018 was the most difficult and challenging year of my life. I’m extremely excited for 2019.”
Yet being kept from his first-ever playoff stint with the New Orleans Pelicans, missing an All-Star Game, facing a bevy of criticism for joining the Warriors, or dealing with a year-long recovery process from his injury are hardly all that encompass a 2018 year to forget for the 28-year-old.
His grandmother, Mary Marcelete Alexander Shaw, 92, died the day after Christmas — unexpectedly making that the “darkest day” of an already sad 2018 for Cousins.
“She was the foundation of the family,” a teary-eyed Cousins said. “So, I’m going into 2019 with that. She was everything for us… She was the root of our family. To lose a vital piece like that to our family is devastating to everyone.
“She lived an incredible and very long life. She went out happy. She went out painless. I couldn’t have asked for a better life for my grandma.”
Cousins is eager to return to the court and put his misery behind him. The Warriors reportedly expect him to return closer to February after previously hoping he could take the court before year's end.
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