No slam on DeMarcus Cousins, but video released Thursday of his recent dunk in workouts is certainly no Baron Davis-on-Andrei Kirilenko sledgehammer in Warriors lore.
But in terms of its impact on the Warriors, it was also an important milestone as the All-Star center showed he’s progressing well in his recovery from a torn left Achilles tendon.
“We got a long way to go,” Cousins quietly joked to his trainer after the 6-foot-11 center exerted a lot of energy while dunking for the first time since his season-ending surgery in late January.
Cousins, who stunned the NBA by signing a one-year, $5.