Although the Los Angeles Lakers oddly chosen to say it’s not out of the question for DeMarcus Cousins to return during the playoffs after tearing his ACL in August, the tangible news that came Friday afternoon is of much greater importance for their injured center.
Charges filed against the Los Angeles Lakers for third-degree harassment have been dropped in Mobile, Alabama, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A few days after suffering the knee injury in a pick-up game, Cousins was wanted for arrest in Alabama after a domestic dispute regarding a former girlfriend and his four-year old son whom they share.
Shortly after Cousins was injured, the Lakers agreed to a contract with Dwight Howard that is currently paying wonderful dividends for their team. With Howard much older than Cousins, the Lakers may be thinking of keeping Boogie on the roster in order to bring him back once he’s healthy.
Cousins also has a strong relationship with Anthony Davis and Rajon Rondo dating to their lone season together in New Orleans, which can’t be discounted in the calculus of keeping him on the roster even though he won’t be able to contribute this season.