DeMarcus Cousins out for season with Torn Achillies

NEW ORLEANS -- Pelicans All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins will undergo surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the season, league sources told ESPN.

An MRI late Friday night confirmed an initial diagnosis of a full tear of the tendon, league sources told ESPN.

DeMarcus Cousins of New Orleans Pelicans tears Achilles

Wow, absolutely hate to hear this. The Pelicans are one of the teams I was most excited to follow as the playoff scenario unfolds.

I hope Boogie can bounce back from the surgery. Brutal injury and it can be tougher on guys that size.

Didn't Elton Brand have a similar injury & surgery years ago? My recollection is that he never quite bounced back from it.

I hope Boogie can bounce back from the surgery. Brutal injury and it can be tougher on guys that size.

 

Didn't Elton Brand have a similar injury & surgery years ago? My recollection is that he never quite bounced back from it.

Seems like he has had problems with that one area,ankle as well, for a few years now. Hasn't he missed many games over the years with ankle/achillies issues.

This was crushing to hear on the sports news late last night

That sucks. Hopefully he can make a full recovery.

So much fun watching he and Davis together, I really hate this for him.

Sucks for him. I think most western conference teams are probably relieved. That would have been one heck of a tough 1st round series for one of the top 3 seeds in the West.

He was having such a solid season. Really hate to see that.

Injuries like this make me cringe. It is crazy how landing just a little off balance can have such repercussions. Hopefully he makes a full recovery and keeps his weight under control while being immobile.

Just awful news. Boogie was having an All-NBA 1st Team caliber season. Really hope he's able to fully recover physically, and he can get over the mental aspects of it as well. That's unfortunately always a concern with him.

He was averaging 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.6 blocks and a whopping 5.0 turnovers per game this season.

He was averaging 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.6 blocks and a whopping 5.0 turnovers per game this season.

To be expected from #5 in usage rating. Third-best TO% of the top five. Raw stats don't tell the whole story.