Alysha Tsuji

USA TODAY

Moments after Gordon Hayward went down with a gruesome leg injury, that turned out to be a fractured ankle, in the first quarter of the first game of the NBA season, players around the league and in the arena were praying for him. The Cavaliers-Celtics game was stopped and Hayward was taken off in a stretcher.

As many players tweeted, an injury as horrible as this - one that's likely season-ending and could be career-ending - is the worst part of sports. They all wished him the best.

However, Fox Sports' Skip Bayless had a different take and tweeted this shortly afterwards:

Initially, Bayless tweeted about the injury and called it "JUST AWFUL," but less than 10 minutes later, he was talking about LeBron James, which many found highly insensitive, and they let him know.

The Raptors' DeMar DeRozan called Bayless "a clown" and noted that this was "bigger than basketball."

The Spurs' Rudy Gay called Bayless "a heartless clown."

Fans of the NBA reacted:

Reporters and other sports media members were just as irritated as everyone else:

Read more about the injury at USA TODAY Sports.