Before the Bucks and the Warriors met for the second time this season Friday night in Milwaukee, DeMarcus Cousins, Golden State’s big offseason gamble, went through on-court work while fans in the courtside seats watched.
One young fan held out a marker, and Cousins, breaking for only a second, grabbed and quickly signed an autograph — on the back of the child’s cell phone. The fan squealed in delight.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr probably won’t be as high-pitched happy when Cousins returns from a torn Achilles tendon sometime in the next month or so. He’s been participating in scrimmages during Warriors’ practices and soon he’ll head to the team’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz for more intense practices.