"Attempted Murder": NBA Fans Go Berserk as Josh Giddey Gets Sent to Locker Room by $23.3M Forward's Ankle Breaker 

Josh Giddey hasn't put a foot wrong to start the 2025-26 NBA season and played himself into All-Star conversations. However, on Saturday, he showed that even the best can be vulnerable to embarrassing moments.

During the third quarter of the Bulls' clash against the Cavaliers, Giddey had his ankles snapped by a silky smooth crossover from $23.3 million (figure via Spotrac) forward De'Andre Hunter.

Giddey tried to guard him on the perimeter when Hunter surprised him with a jaw-dropping move to blow past him on his right, which is supposedly his off-hand, for a two-handed jam. Here's the clip:

The situation almost turned from bad to worse for Giddy, who was not only on a lowlight reel for himself but also nearly left the game injured. The Bulls guard headed to the locker room to get checked, but, fortunately, returned.

Here's how fans on X reacted to the incident:

Baby Bull

@BTCBabyBull

Attempted murder

TheFootyCentral

@TheFootCentral

Nastiest crossover I’ve ever seen in my life lol

Hoops Realm

@TheHoopsRealm

This is as bad as it can get no shotttttt

Huggy

@DeyLuvHuggy

Bro died for a sec 💀

FireMooch

@FireMooch

Giddey ACTUALLY broke his ankle??

FHILY👑

@Oluwaphilemon1

Bro Giddey might need to file a missing person report after that… Hunter sent him to another ZIP code

Josh Giddey follows up on ankle-breaking moment with the worst offensive outing in a loss for Bulls

It just wasn't Josh Giddey's night on Saturday as the Bulls guard had his worst offensive outing of the season after getting his ankle snapped. Giddey finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists, two steals and two turnovers, but shot a season low 27.8% (5 of 18).

He was a plus-minus -12 as the Bulls lost 128-122, despite a 19-point first-half lead, dropping to 6-3. It was their third loss in four outings after a hot 5-0 start. The Bulls just didn't get enough production from their starters, especially in the second half, as neither player scored at least 20 points.

Second year forward Matas Buzelis played only 17 minutes after managing four points, four rebounds, three turnovers and four fouls on 1 of 6 shots. Nikola Vucevic had nine points and five rebounds on 4 of 11 shooting. Chicago shot a respectable 45.2%, thanks to its bench, which scored 58 points.

The Bulls will hope for a quick turnaround on Monday against San Antonio, but it won't be an easy task. De'Aaron Fox has returned from his injury hiatus to reunite with the in-form Victor Wembanyama.

The Bulls have enough talent on the perimeter, but could struggle to match up against Wembanyama in the frontcourt.