Kevin Durant Suffers Achilles Injury During Game 5 of NBA Finals
Written by SOURCE on June 11, 2019
Kevin Durant suffered an Achilles injury during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. He will undergo an MRI on Tuesday.
Bob Myers is visibly choked up while giving an update on Kevin Durant.
The basketball world is family. (via @DefPenHoops) pic.twitter.com/kvivFLT9Bt
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) June 11, 2019
Kevin Durant has an Achilles injury.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 11, 2019
“I’m hurting deep in the soul right now. I can’t lie but seeing my brothers get this win was like taking a shot of tequila,” Durant wrote following the game.
“I’m hurting deep in the soul right now. I can’t lie…”
KD speaks out after his injury. pic.twitter.com/fF3UJ0OL0q
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) June 11, 2019
Durant, who scored 11 points during the game, sustained the injury in the second quarter. Many people took to social media to call out Toronto fans who waved bye at Durant after he fell over due to the injury.
As looks go, this is not a good one pic.twitter.com/xIL3n6Mu0k
— Farmer Jones (@thefarmerjones) June 11, 2019
They really cheering cause he’s hurt… smh
— Saquon Barkley (@saquon) June 11, 2019
Why are they cheering for his injury? Come on man #Disguting
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) June 11, 2019
Despite negativity coming from some, others, including Drake, showed Durant their support IRL and on social media.
Drake’s reaction to his friend KD getting hurt.
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) June 11, 2019
Kyle Lowry and the Warriors tell fans to stop cheering as Kevin Durant walks off with an injury. pic.twitter.com/UldE49bF22
— ESPN (@espn) June 11, 2019
Steph Curry and Andre Iguodala walked KD back to the locker room. True teammates. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/KSQShBMNU9
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) June 11, 2019
The Warriors ended up winning the game 106-105. Game 6 will take place on Thursday, June 13.
This post will be updated.
