DeMar DeRozan was hoping for a FaceTime session with his friend some time Saturday night. Dwane Casey was sending his best wishes telepathically and through the media.
NBA players and coaches and officials were rallying behind a falling friend and colleague, because that’s what NBA players and coaches and officials do.
All-star DeMarcus Cousins of the New Orleans Pelicans had his season end — and his longer-term future become much more cloudy — in a dramatic, painful split second on Friday night that sent shock waves throughout the league.
The polarizing big man — perhaps misunderstood by the majority of casual fans — suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon while trying to chase down a rebound of his own missed free throw in the final 10 seconds of a win over the Houston Rockets on Friday.