Zaza Pachulia was forced to disable the comments section of his Instagram page after the onslaught of angry fans commenting on a pivotal play.
The Golden State Warriors big man undercut San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard while challenging a jump shot during the third quarter of Sunday night's Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
Kawhi Leonard's ankle got a beating. pic.twitter.com/34gBzwzbPb
— Spark ⚡️ Sports (@Spark_Sports_) May 14, 2017
Leonard first injured his previously sprained ankle by backing into his own bench and rolling it in his way back after drilling a corner three.
Only minutes later into the quarter, he took a contested jump shot from nearly the same spot, resulting in yet another roll of the ankle after the 7-footer contested it.
Head coach Gregg Popovich was forced to remove him for the remainder of the game after having had two recurring injuries to the same ankle, which is bound to be really ginger after the beating it took on Sunday.
If the Spurs bench had a Twitter account, they likely would have been feeling the hate as well — given that Leonard's departure played a huge role on the Warriors coming back from a 25-point deficit to edge out the Spurs 113-111.
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