Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins will miss the final three games of the 2014-15 NBA regular season to rest and begin rehabilitating his right ankle and other leg injuries, the team announced today.
An examination by Dr. Richard Ferkel in Los Angeles revealed that Cousins has sustained multiple lower leg injuries over the course of the season sustained during a particularly heavy volume of basketball activity dating back to the summer.
He is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for training camp.
An All-Star this season, Cousins averaged 24.1 points (.467 FG%, .782 FT%), 12.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.53 steals, 1.76 blocks and 34.1 minutes per game in starting all 59 games he played in.
Rudy Gay sustained a concussion on March 30 and was held out of the next three games. Upon returning to full competition earlier this week, Gay experienced symptoms that required further observation and rest from play.
The Sacramento Kings medical staff has ultimately decided that Gay will not participate in games for the remainder of the season.
Gay averaged a career-high 21.1 points (.455 FG%, .359 3pt%, .858 FT%), 5.9 rebounds, a career-best 3.7 assists, 1.04 steals and a team-high 35.4 minutes per game in 68 contests of which he started 67 for the Kings in 2014-15.