Although injury is never something to be celebrated, the Portland Trail Blazers have benefited from the blow dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup earlier this week. After signing with Los Angeles and showing promise a few outings after losing a lot of weight, DeMarcus Cousins has suffered another devastating injury in the form of a torn left ACL.
Cousins was expected to play a big role for the Lakers next season. A newly developed shot and agility after losing so much weight was going to nicely complement his already polished low post game next to LeBron James and co.