DeMarcus Cousins making small progress with his rehab

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OAKLAND – In what has marked a small sign of his progress healing a torn left quadricep muscle, DeMarcus Cousins received medical clearance this week to complete individual spot shooting drills.

Cousins completed those exercises toward the end of morning shootaround on Tuesday.

“He’s progressing with his rehab, but nothing significant enough to report,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “But he’s doing a little bit better.”

Ever since Cousins injured his left leg at the beginning of Game 2 of the Warriors-Clippers first-round playoff series on April 15, the Warriors considered it highly unlikely that he would return at any point in the postseason. The Warriors have not officially ruled him out just in case Cousins’ rehab on a Grade 2 tear progresses faster than expected. According to outside medical experts, that healing process takes about six weeks. That would coincide with the beginning of the NBA Finals presuming the Warriors advance there for the fifth consecutive year.

Cousins sat with the team on the bench during the Warriors’ win over Houston of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday. Kerr has said he has left it up to Cousins on whether he wants to sit with the team during its playoff games. Cousins rejoined the Warriors after they returned to the Bay Area following Game 4 of their first-round series against the Clippers in Los Angeles.

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