Kevin Durant’s decision to play through his calf injury was emotional, irrational and flat-out foolish.
And it was exactly what fans want to see from their favorite athletes.
It’s why Toronto Raptors fans were chanting Durant’s name when he was carried off.
Durant’s leg clearly wasn’t healed from the injury he suffered last month against the Houston Rockets.
He had to have known this. But he risked further injury to go out there and try.
It meant that much to him.
There might have been a handful of jerks jeering and celebrating in the moment when Durant first went down, but they were hushed by Golden State and Toronto players.