LA Lakers forward Darius Bazley suffered a horrific knee injury during a Summer League outing against the Boston Celtics on Thursday that could rule him out for the season. Bazley has been arguably the best player on the Lakers during the annual preseason tournament.He was in the middle of another stellar performance, tallying eight points, four rebounds and two blocks in seven minutes, shooting 3 of 4. However, his night was cut short by a knee injury.With 4:51 left in the second quarter, Bazley drove to the rim but landed awkwardly on his right leg after spinning into the defender's chest. He hit the floor with his knee bent. Bazley was in excruciating pain and was carried off in a wheelchair.NBA fans reacted to the unfortunate incident online, showing immense support for the veteran who was a standout performer in the Summer League and likely to land a standard deal."Will be one of the biggest what ifs ever," one fan wrote. "Career is over."TAYLEN FOR HEISMAN @HogsWizard479LINKwill be one of the biggest “what ifs” ever. career is overLakers 18th run 💜💛 @BOBMONEY711LINKow, his knee/leg just gave out on him so likely season ending surgery is neededSad to see considering he likely played himself into a contract this season :(KC @kc_the1LINKHe was playing his way into at least a 2 way contract in the league smh hard luck Forever Laker24 @Forever_Laker24LINKThis is why succeeding in the NBA is so hard… finally looking like he might get a real opportunity on an nba team then this happens…Punyal @PulangPunyalLINKSad for him. He is my favorite player in the Lakers SL team.Lakers struggle after Darius Bazley injury despite Bronny James' second-half resurgenceThe Lakers were flying in the first quarter after Darius Bazley's hot start. They held a seven-point lead at one point, and it seemed like they would have enough to fall back on in the later stages. However, once Bazley got injured, the Lakers struggled to score. The Celtics took control in the second quarter and never looked back.After a quiet first half, Bronny James caught fire late in the third and in the final quarter, scoring all of his 18 points in that stretch.Bronny added three rebounds, five assists and one steal, shooting 7 of 13, marking his third consecutive game scoring at least 14. Jordan Walsh stepped up for the Celtics with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals. He went 6-for-11, including 2-for-4 from deep as Boston came away with an 87-78 win.Also read: Bronny James Stats Tonight: LeBron James' son produces another high-scoring effort in Lakers' rivalry game loss to Celtics (July 17)