"Lillard also spoke to Nurkic's incredible character, adding: "That’s my little big brother..."The other day after practice, Nurk just came after practice to see my son, no reason at all. "I think he tried to tip it in, he crashed the glass and I saw him hit the ground and roll over real quick, and I thought maybe he got hit in the face or something again. NBA star Jusuf Nurkic’s broken leg is the stuff of nightmares and brought back memories of Gordon Hayward’s similar incident. "You hate to see him have to go through something like that, having his best season in the NBA. So we're going to finish the job. Dame is reading the game better than ever before.
Blazers were finally gonna be something in the playoffs. I'll wait for you !!!! It was tough to finish that game when the big fella got hurt like that,” Curry said.Many NBA stars quickly got round the fallen star expressing their well wishes on social media, teammate Enes Kanter, leading the way.
"I think that says what our relationship is, came to a one-year-old’s birthday party. Great friend. Prem aces Dele, Maddison & Grealish enjoy hard-earned break in sun-soaked Ibiza Stephen Tataw dead at 57: Cameroon Italia 90 World Cup captain passes away Nia Jax poses in bikini leaving fellow WWE stars stunned before return to Raw Messi ‘to be offered four-year deal worth a staggering £235m’ by Inter Milan Footie ace Kieron Dyer quits golf club 'after being racially abused'©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Late Monday night, the Portland Trail Blazers confirmed Jusuf Nurkic suffered a serious left leg injury during the second overtime of Portland's 148-144 win against the Nets, one that forced him Thinking about you brother. Great player. I’m so sad on all levels man. NBA star Jusuf Nurkic suffers horror leg break on court… then gets kicked by referee The Portland Trail Blazers big-man suffered a gut-wrenching injury and could miss a whole year Dave Fraser 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Incredibly bright future. Nurk was killing and really finding his place on this healthy team. He wanted to come by and see the baby. Portland star guard Damian Lillard equated Nurkic's injury to the gruesome broken leg that Paul George sustained in 2014 at a USA Basketball scrimmage. Remarkably Portland went on to win the game and clinch a playoff spot in the stacked Western Conference but how well they fare without their starting centre is completely up in the air.Amazing Nurkic still topped the scoring for Portland in the win with 32 points and 16 rebounds and guard Seth Curry said being able to steel themselves and get the win was all for their fallen teammate.“That overtime was for (Nurkic) for sure. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. "As I was walking over there, I saw everybody else turn around real quick and walk away, and then I looked and saw his leg. Jusuf Nurkic has suffered a horrifying broken leg. Smh. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.The Portland Trail Blazers big-man suffered a gut-wrenching injury and could miss a whole yearJUSUF NURKIC suffered a horror double leg break last night - with fans both sickened and devastated for the Bosnian big man.The Portland Trail Blazers star, 24, could miss close to a year with the gut-wrenching injury - and is now out of the upcoming The double break of the left leg is a massive blow for Nurkic who was enjoying his best season to date.The 7ft Bosnian suffered the injury with two minutes left to play in the second period of overtime.Nurkic stormed towards the hoop as he tried to tip the ball back in from a team-mate's missed shot when he landed awkwardly.Disturbingly, a loud crack can be heard as his leg snaps in two before he is left motionless on the ground holding his head - and then gets an accidental kick from the referee.The devastating injury echoed one suffered by Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward on the opening day of the 2017-18 season.Hayward missed almost exactly a year with the injury - and revealed he "would never be the same player again".The Blazers eventually ground out a win over the Nets as they clinched a spot in the post-season - sitting fourth in the Western Conference.They had Nurkic to thank for the victory too, after his 32 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, four blocks and two steals, prior to the injury.But the win was soured by the appalling injury suffered by gentle giant Nurkic - who had been averaging a career-high 15.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in 2018-19.Portland will now struggle to have such an impact in the playoffs without their big-man, with star guard CJ McCollum also currently injured.On Nurkic's injury, All-Star team-mate Damian Lillard said: "It made me sick to my stomach.