Players on both teams were upset with Raptors fans for cheering Kevin Durant’s injury

No matter the situation, you never want to cheer a player’s injury. That happened in Toronto.

Kevin Durant did everything he could to return for Monday’s Game 5 in Toronto. The Warriors star had missed the past month with a calf injury, but he was cleared to play for the must-win matchup with the Raptors.

And for the first 12 minutes, Durant provided the spark the Warriors needed. After scoring 11 points in the first, Durant pulled up early in the second quarter with that right leg injury. He immediately went down in pain, and the Scotiabank Arena crowd reacted with … cheers.

It got to the point where both Raptors and Warriors players signaled to the crowd to stop.

You can’t ever say he didn’t give it all he had. Salute to KD, real life champion. pic.twitter.com/68CN08Ason

— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) June 11, 2019

Massive respect to Lowry and Ibaka for trying to calm down the crowd for an injured player.#WeTheNorth @Raptors pic.twitter.com/SAT8VSZHng

— Nick (@LeafsFan_93) June 11, 2019

Eventually, the crowd realized the gravity of the situation and stopped applauding. They started a “KD” chant as he made his way to the locker room.

The most Canadian thing ever. Kevin Durant injures his achilles. Crowd cheers loudly. As he hobbles off the court, the crowd apologizes by cheering in support as he's helped to the locker room. Then, a "KD" chant as he exits the court. Mean for 2 secs and immediately apologize.

— Cabbie Richards (@Cabbie) June 11, 2019

Kevin Durant being helped going to the locker room pic.twitter.com/83XM6uelYz

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) June 11, 2019

It was a brutal blow after Durant’s valiant effort.