Basketball Twitter Reacts to Isaiah Canaan's Ankle Injury

Everyone from around the NBA was offering thoughts and prayers to the Suns guard after his gruesome injury Wednesday.

Late in the first quarter of Wednesday's game between the Suns and the Mavericks, Phoenix guard Isaiah Canaan needed to be stretchered off the court after fracturing his left ankle.

After Canaan went down, ESPN refused to show a replay because of how gruesome the injury was. He sat on the ground for a moment before members of the Suns staff came to tend to the injury and help get him off the court.

Many people immediately compared it to the injury Gordon Hayward suffered on opening night.

Players and coaches from around the league and in college offered their prayers and support to the former Murray State standout after learning about the injury.

Our thoughts are with you, @SiP03. pic.twitter.com/1C8tk5LRoA

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 1, 2018

The reactions say it all. Devastating. pic.twitter.com/AxrfxgDst2

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 1, 2018

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for my lil bro @SiP03 damn man!!!!

— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) February 1, 2018

🙏🙏🙏 for my boy @SiP03

— Tim Frazier (@Timfraz23) February 1, 2018

Hate seeing stuff like that. 🙏 Prayers up to my homie @SiP03

— Will Barton (@WillTheThrillB5) February 1, 2018

Prayers up for my guy @SiP03 get back my brotha

— Mike James (@TheNatural_05) February 1, 2018

These injuries suck man prayers up for the homie @SiP03 u gone shake back bro

— Richaun Holmes (@Rich_Holmes22) February 1, 2018

Prayers up for Isaiah Canaan 🙏

— Goran Dragić (@Goran_Dragic) February 1, 2018

Prayers up for one of our own, @SiP03 🙏 pic.twitter.com/K5HpgFfPXA

— NAZ Suns (@nazsuns) February 1, 2018

Prayers Up for my brother @SiP03 You will come back stronger from this. #GodsPlan #MurrayStateFamily pic.twitter.com/5aXnIXwdio

— Amir Abdur-Rahim (@sunsetAMIR) February 1, 2018

Prayers up to @SiP03
Isaiah Canaan 🙏

— Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) February 1, 2018

Prayers up to @SiP03 🙏🏽

— Willy Hernangómez Geuer (@willyhg94) February 1, 2018

Omg🙏🏽Prayers up for Isaiah Canaan!!

— Brice Johnson (@bjohnson_23) February 1, 2018

During his five-year career, Canaan has played for the Rockets, 76ers, Bulls and Suns. Phoenix announced Canaan had a successful surgery Thursday.