Injuries - hard to watch

Last night in the Lakers game vs the Thunder, there was a play Kobe jumped into the air and he landed awkwardly and his knee sorted of twisted. He was clutching his knee and I'm sure it was painful. Watching the play makes me cringe and start rubbing my knee because if it buckled or went a further inches one way something would have broke or been very bad. That is how close things are to being the end of a season or career. The crowd got very quiet because Kobe didn't get up right away, but then he seemed to be fine and started wiping his brow saying "Phew, that was close!" But anyway, watching injuries or near injuries are really hard to watch for me. They look painful, so you can only imagine how it feels. When former players are discussing an injury that took place in the court, they recount how painful it is for them to watch it because they experienced a similar injury. I can relate at least to sprain/severe sprained ankle. I've done it twice and it is painful. The first time was the worst. My feet twisted the wrong way and it was the most painful thing I experienced. So whenever I seem a similar twist that an NBA player experiences, I understand. One of the worst injuries I can remember seeing is Shaun Livingston. You can probably find the video of it online where he injuries his knee very badly. In fact, I don't want to even look or find that video, it was that painful for me to watch.