Charles Barkley blames Warriors for Kevin Durant's Achilles injury

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Should he or shouldn't he have played?

It's the question looming after Game 5 of the NBA Finals following the moment Warriors forward Kevin Durant went down on the court and clung to his lower leg. It was determined to be an Achilles injury, and an MRI test will occur Tuesday afternoon. 

Durant is flying to New York for further evaluations, The Athletic's Shams Charania reported Tuesday.

So should Durant have played? Maybe, maybe not. But Hall of Fame player turned basketball analyst Charles Barkley said there is indeed someone to blame for the injury, and it's the team.

"That was not right," Barkley said on ESPN's "Get Up."

"They shouldn't have put that man out there," he added.

Barkley also said "it's the worst injury you could have," and he can't think of any player who had come back to play at the pinnacle they once were.

The 10-time NBA All-Star had been sidelined with what was originally reported to be a right calf strain that occurred last month.

As KD limped away during the teams' 106-105 win over the Raptors, even Toronto superfan Drake supported him with a pat on the back. The rapper, who had been trolling the Warriors throughout the entirety of the playoffs, grimaced as Durant was escorted to the Warriors' locker room.

Tears flowed from Durant's teammates, and Warriors general manager Bob Myers had trouble speaking during his press conference where he announced Durant's Achilles injury.

Everyone was impacted

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There's no question KD wanted to be there for his teammates. And the way each and every one of them reacted when he went down proved that he plays a crucial role for the defending champions.

Durant took to social media as he does following the Dubs' victory saying as much as he was hurting -- perhaps both physically and emotionally -- the outcome made him feel great, like, shot of tequila great.

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