Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins hurt his right knee while colliding with a teammate during a USA Basketball National Team practice.<\/p>\n
Cousins became entangled with Anthony Davis while scrambling for a loose ball underneath the basket. The Kings star was able to walk off the court under his own power and is scheduled to undergo an MRI.<\/p>\n
Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo said Cousins will not play in Saturday’s exhibition game against Brazil at the United Center.<\/p>\n
“We hope that he’ll be fine,” Team USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski said of Cousins. “They want to take precautions, like we do with all of our guys.”<\/p>\n
Thursday’s practice was the first for the national team since the August 1 scrimmage in which Indiana Pacers All-Star Paul George suffered a compound fracture of his lower right leg. The injury is expected to sideline George for the entire 2014-15 NBA season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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