Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic suffered a catastrophic left leg injury during Monday's 148-144 home win over the Brooklyn Nets in double overtime.
Prayers poured in from around the NBA on social media in support of the 24-year-old Bosnian shortly after the injury occurred.
NurkicππΏ
β DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) March 26, 2019
Nurkic ππ½
β Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) March 26, 2019
Prayers up for @bosnianbeast27 ππ½
β Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) March 26, 2019
Sending Prayers NurkiΔ...ππ½ππ½ππ½
β Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 26, 2019
Praying for you hard right now Nurkic, Gods got you! ππΎππΎππΎ
β Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) March 26, 2019
Man!! Prayers to Nurkic...ππΎ
β DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) March 26, 2019
get well soon big fella @bosnianbeast27
β Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin23) March 26, 2019
Prayers up for my brother @bosnianbeast27 ππ pic.twitter.com/Xa6XtUIr0X
β Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) March 26, 2019
Prayers up for Nurkic!!! ππΎππΎππΎ
β Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) March 26, 2019
Damn... hate to see this. Get well soon big guy. #nurkic
β Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) March 26, 2019
Prayers out to @bosnianbeast27 ππΎ
β andrew wiggins (@22wiggins) March 26, 2019
Best wishes @bosnianbeast27. Stay strong and come back even stronger. #NBAFamily ππΌ
β Pau Gasol (@paugasol) March 26, 2019
Damn man thoughts and prayers ππ½ #StayStrong @bosnianbeast27
β Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) March 26, 2019
Nurkicππ
β Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) March 26, 2019
Prayers up for Nurkic.. ππΎ
β Tim Hardaway Jr (@T_HardJR) 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! ππ½ππ½ππ½
β Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) March 26, 2019
ππ» Nurkic
β Kevin Huerter (@KevinHuerter) March 26, 2019
Prayers for Nurkic ππΎππΎ
β Buddy Love !!!! (@buddyhield) March 26, 2019
Prayers and support out to you Nurkic!! ππ½ππ½
β Andre Roberson (@FlyDre21) March 26, 2019
Damn I hate to see stuff like that. Prayers up for Nurkic!!! ππ½
β Robert Covington (@Holla_At_Rob33) March 26, 2019
Damn man! Many Prayers up for Nurkic! ππ½ππ½ππ½
β Danny Green (@DGreen_14) March 26, 2019
Damn:(( praying for big fellaππΌ awful injury βΉοΈ
β Marcin Gortatπ΅π± (@MGortat) March 26, 2019
Damn!! #PrayingforNurkic to get back like Hayward did.ππΏππΏ
β Thon Maker β’ (@ThonMaker14) March 26, 2019
Praying for you Nurkic!
β Langston Galloway (@LangGalloway10) March 26, 2019
Prayers up for @bosnianbeast27 ππΎππΎ!!!! Hate to see that π
β Garrett Temple (@GTemp17) March 26, 2019
God please be with NurkicππΎππΎ
β Harry Giles III (@HGiiizzle) March 26, 2019
Prayers up for Nurkic man i HATE seeing that come back stronger bro ππΎππΎππΎ
β Richaun Holmes (@Rich_Holmes22) March 26, 2019
