NBA players are wishing Durant a quick recovery.
Kevin Durant is one if not the best player in the NBA so when he went down with an injury in the second round the playfs, the Golden State Warriors weren’t given as high a chance to win the championship. After going down 3-1 in the NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors, the Warriors were in desperate need Durant’s services and on Monday, KD came back into the lineup. Unfortunately, Durant reinjured himself early in the second quarter after putting up 11 points in the first quarter. Warriors brass believes he tore his Achilles which would be a devastating turn events considering his impending free agency.
The Warriors ended up winning the game 106-105 which now forces a Game 6 in Oakland on Thursday. Durant is surely out for the rest the season and the Warriors will have a tough road ahead if they want to win their third straight title.
In the aftermath Monday night’s game, an army NBA players around the league jumped on Twitter to wish KD a speedy recovery. It’s clear that Durant has earned the respect his peers especially considering he risked a max contract just so he could play in the Finals.