In the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Klay Thompson went up for a dunk in transition.

Raptors guard Danny Green met Klay at the rim and was called for a foul. The Warriors’ shooting guard landed awkwardly on his left leg and remained on the ground in a lot of pain.

This week Danny Green discussed the unfortunate situation with media members in Toronto:

Via NBA.com: 

“He was going up for a dunk and he can jump. I thought he was gonna go up with one hand … he went up with two hands and I think it’s a little easier for me to get to the ball with him going up with two hands. It’s hard to find the ball with one hand.

“I thought it was pretty clean. They called a foul … I wasn’t sure what happened and I just saw him grab his knee. You never know serious it is with him because he just walks through and plays through anything. The guy came back on the court like it was nothing with a torn ACL and shot his free throws.

“The rest of his guys, they were making sure that I didn’t take it the wrong way or feel too bad or guilty about it. It was a clean play.

“They were like, ‘We know you’re not dirty.’ Draymond [Green], Iggy [Andre Iguodala] they were like, ‘Yeah, you went up for the ball. He just came down funny. It’s not your fault. Don’t even worry about it.’

“And I wanted to check on him at the foul line. He’s like, ‘I know you didn’t do it purposely.'”

“I didn’t know the severity of it until after the game … I saw [Draymond] in the hallway after and he said it’s an ACL and I was like ‘Ahhh, sh–.’ It’s gonna be a long summer for not just him but their team.

“You never want to see those guys go down that way. They’re special players and you don’t want to see their careers changed, or be hindered or be over because of certain types of plays or injuries — especially the ones you’re involved in.”

Injuries like the dreaded ACL Tear are part of the game. It happens. Most of the the time the defender has nothing to do with it. 

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