Klay Thompson walks with the help of crutches and his left knee wrapped up after leaving Game 6 due to injury. (0:18)

Golden State Warriors forward Klay Thompson was in the middle of putting together another epic "Game 6 Klay" performance -- 28 points on 8-for-12 shooting late in the third quarter -- when he went down hard after being fouled on a dunk attempt, silencing the Oracle Arena crowd on Thursday. After having witnessed Kevin Durant go down for the season with a ruptured Achilles in Game 5, fans and fellow NBA players feared the worst as Thompson went back to the locker room.

This is awful. — Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 14, 2019

It was his left knee. He is being taken to the locker room -- Jordan Bell and Jonas Jerebko on either side of him -- helping him off the floor. — Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) June 14, 2019

Please No. — Kevin Love (@kevinlove) June 14, 2019

Naaa bruh!!!!!!! No way!!!! — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 14, 2019

🙏🏿🙏🏿

✌🏿 — Ekpe Udoh (@EkpeUdoh) June 14, 2019

I don't care how bad you want either team to win, injuries are not a joke. So so disgusted how certain people act. — Josh Okogie (@CallMe_NonStop) June 14, 2019

Stephen Curry looked on from the other end of the court as the Warriors' tended to Klay Thompson's injury. Courtesy ABC

However, halfway down the tunnel, Thompson stopped and turned around, making his way back out the the court in a moment that would turn out to be eerily reminiscent of the time Kobe Bryant stayed in the game to shoot free throws on a torn Achilles tendon.

Wait what... LMFAO — Keenan Evans (@K3vans12) June 14, 2019

Damn Klay a real 🐕. I know that shi hurting. He need to get that checked after this free throw throw. If he didn't shoot em , he was done for the game — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) June 14, 2019

Klay is a DAMN DOG. That dude don't sit out for nothing. Regular season or finals. Highest respects🤙🏽 — kuz (@kylekuzma) June 14, 2019

Yeah..... just add Klay Thompson to the Willis Reed/ Paul Pierce list #warrior — Mo Bamba (@TheRealMoBamba) June 14, 2019