Before last night, DeMarcus Cousins was not inexperienced with ruptured Achilles tendons.
Back on January 18, 2017, Rudy Gay suffered a season-ending torn Achilles and Cousins was unfortunately given a front row seat to his Sacramento Kings teammate’s injury. Boogie, who happened to notch his fifth career triple-double with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on that fateful night, was at a loss for words with the media following the game.
“He’ll be in my prayers,” said Cousins, “but a guy in that situation, what can you say to him?