Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic had to be stretchered off the court Monday night after suffering a serious left leg injury in double overtime of the Blazers’ 148-144 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Nurkic finished with 32 points and 16 rebounds. The Blazers clinched a playoff berth with the win.
Many NBA players reacted to Nurkic’s injury on social media and wished him well.
🙏🙏 nurkic!!
— Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) March 26, 2019
Nurkic 🙏🏽
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) March 26, 2019
Prayers for you big fella! @bosnianbeast27
— Julius Randle (@J30_RANDLE) March 26, 2019
Damn… hate to see this. Get well soon big guy. #nurkic
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) March 26, 2019
Best wishes @bosnianbeast27. Stay strong and come back even stronger. #NBAFamily 🙏🏼
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) March 26, 2019
get well soon big fella @bosnianbeast27
— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin23) March 26, 2019
We love you, @bosnianbeast27 ❤ pic.twitter.com/x7JRRtsR7I
— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) March 26, 2019
Man!! Prayers to Nurkic…🙏🏾
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) March 26, 2019
Nurkic🙏🏿
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) March 26, 2019
Prayers up for Nurkic!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) March 26, 2019
Prayers up for @bosnianbeast27 🙏🏽
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) March 26, 2019
Sending Prayers Nurkić…🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 26, 2019
“JUSUF NURKIC” #ripcity pic.twitter.com/PM3Wv3SNQm
— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) March 26, 2019
Prayers out to @bosnianbeast27 🙏🏾
— andrew wiggins (@22wiggins) March 26, 2019
Prayers to go out to @bosnianbeast27!!!! You hate to see injuries like that.. Health is bigger then basketball.. I know hell make a speedy recovery and come back better! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) March 26, 2019
Prayers up for my brother @bosnianbeast27 🙏😔 pic.twitter.com/Xa6XtUIr0X
— Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) March 26, 2019