Gordon Hayward barely played five minutes with his new team, the Boston Celtics, before going down with a brutal-looking injury.
Hayward went down under the basket, and it certainly looks like he suffered a broken ankle, or worse.
His status is uncertain, but it is very hard to see the star forward returning to the court anytime soon.
Reactions from other NBA stars is pouring in on Twitter. Paul George, who missed a season after a similarly gruesome leg injury, was among the first players to send his thoughts to Hayward.
— Paul George (@Yg_Trece) October 18, 2017
Wow…thats horrific…feel awful for Hayward
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) October 18, 2017
Oh no Gordon. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) October 18, 2017
Prayers up for @gordonhayward 🙏🏽
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) October 18, 2017
I don’t care what team you’re on man times like this we come together that’s unbelievable
— Myl3s Turn3r (@Original_Turner) October 18, 2017
Lord , Carry Him Now 🙏🏾@gordonhayward pic.twitter.com/jEnvghETW1
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) October 18, 2017
Prayers up for you @gordonhayward
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) October 18, 2017
Praying for my guy @gordonhayward!!! NEVER want to see any of the guys go through anything like that.
— DeAndre Jordan (@DeAndre) October 18, 2017
🙏🏾 Hayward 🙏🏾
— Frank Ntilikina (@FrankLikina) October 18, 2017
Hate to see this happen to anyone! Prayers to Gordon Hayward 🙏🏾🙏🏾
— Mike Conley (@mconley11) October 18, 2017
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 @gordonhayward. Only God has ALL the answers.
— Shaun Livingston (@ShaunLivingston) October 18, 2017
A pair of NFL superstars who recently suffered season-ending injuries also weighed in.
Can’t even put into words.
Gordon Hayward.
Feeling for you man.
Absolutely gut wrenching.— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 18, 2017
Unreal bro. Prays way up! Heal up ! https://t.co/J3IjQ0lyVJ
— Odell Beckham Jr (@OBJ_3) October 18, 2017
Players on both teams were visibly distraught, and according to reports, LeBron James and Isaiah Thomas went into the locker room after the first quarter to check on him.
Our thoughts go out to Hayward. Hopefully he makes a full recovery from this injury, however bad it is.
