There’s an old saying in sports that goes something like this: It’s when you’re thinking about hurting yourself that it’s most likely to happen.
We can’t be sure whether DeMarcus Cousins was thinking about Paul George when the Sacramento Kings center injured his right knee after falling awkwardly during a Team USA scrimmage Thursday afternoon, per USA Today’s Nancy Armour.
Still, to even have that scare—tests showed Cousins suffered no structural damage—might be reason enough to reevaluate whether playing in next week’s FIBA Basketball World Cup is even worth it.
However, it might be Team USA pulling the plug for him.
For his part, Cousins told the Sacramento Bee’s Ailene Voisin as recently as August 8—just one week after George’s gruesome injury—that he’d be “crushed” if coach Mike Krzyzewski didn’t keep him on the 12-man roster.
“Everyone knows how much I want to do this,” Cousins said. “This is my third year here (two with Select Team), and I don’t run from an ...
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