{"id":93242,"date":"2023-09-19T09:34:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T09:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=93242"},"modified":"2023-09-19T09:34:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T09:34:10","slug":"lebron-leads-the-tributes-to-nick-chubb-after-rbs-grim-knee-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/mlb\/lebron-leads-the-tributes-to-nick-chubb-after-rbs-grim-knee-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron leads the tributes to Nick Chubb after RB's grim knee injury"},"content":{"rendered":"
LeBron James was among the sports stars to offer their support to Nick Chubb after the Browns running back suffered a gruesome knee injury against the Steelers.<\/p>\n
Chubb’s left knee appeared almost entirely at a right angle after he was caught in a nasty collision that also saw Steelers safety\u00a0Minkah Fitzpatrick hurt during the first half of one of two Monday Night Football matchups.<\/p>\n
Chubb was eventually carted from the field, as fears grow that he could now miss the remainder of the relatively new season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But a few household names from all across the landscape of U.S. sports made sure to remind the 27-year-old that he’s in their thoughts and prayers, at least from what has been gathered on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘DAMN MAN!!!!’ shared James on X, formerly Twitter. ‘Nick Chubb. Praying for the absolute best.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Browns running back Nick Chubb, 27, suffered a gruesome left knee injury against the Steelers<\/p>\n
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Athletes from all U.S. sports, led by LeBron James, shared their thoughts and prayers to Chubb<\/p>\n
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Chubb was hurt on a tackle from Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in the first half on Monday<\/p>\n
‘Just the worst feeling. Gutted for Nick Chubb,’ tweeted retired and three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, J.J. Watt, who’s also a minor investor in English soccer club, Burnley FC. ‘Hope Minkah is ok. Injuries suck man. They absolutely suck.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Chubb,’ said Cleveland Cavaliers star Darius Garland, who also shared a praying emoji on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Prayers for Nick Chubb,’ mentioned Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Cardinals QB Kyle Murray, for his part, added that he ‘never wants to see that’ type of horrific injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Current & past NFL stars were the biggest group of athletes to show concerns for Chubb on X<\/p>\n
‘That low hit is so brutal man especially when you carrying someone!! I hate that so much I’m so sick for Nick Chubb man,’ tweeted former NFL running back and Fox Sports analyst Mark Ingram II.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘If you get a second, send a prayer up for Nick Chubb. Never want to see anybody on that cart,’ shared former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Prayin for My brother Chubb,’ wrote Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr, who tore his ACL in Super Bowl LVI with the L.A. Rams in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Steelers wide receiver Gunner Olszewski had also been taken off the field in the first half due to fears of a head injury, with his return being listed as doubtful.\u00a0<\/p>\n