Lakers' DeMarcus Cousins: Criminal charges dropped

Cousins (knee) was cleared Friday of charges related to a warrant for his arrest filed in Mobile, Ala. in August, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Cousins was facing third-degree harassment charges after allegedly making violent threats toward an ex-girlfriend. Though his legal situation is now resolved, Cousins could still face a fine or suspension from the NBA while the league conducts its own investigation in the matter. The 29-year-old signed a one-year deal with the Lakers in July but is expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2019-20 season while rehabbing a torn ACL suffered during a workout earlier in the summer.