Giannis Antetokounmpo injury update: Bucks star to miss rest of regular season with calf strain

[ad_1]

MILWAUKEE — Late in the third quarter of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 104-91 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, Giannis Antetokounmpo left the game with a left calf strain and did not return. The eight-time All-Star underwent an MRI and will miss the Bucks’ remaining three regular-season games, the team announced Wednesday.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers said prior to the team’s game on Wednesday versus the Orlando Magic that the results of the imaging Antetokounmpo underwent offered “some relief” inside the organization. At this point, it is unclear if the two-time MVP will be ready for the start of the playoffs. 

“No timeline or anything like that,” Rivers said. “There’s no one who’s gonna work harder than him, you know that, so he’ll be back when he should be back. We’ll find out when that is. I’m hoping [he’ll be back for Game 1 of the playoffs]. I don’t know, I’m just hoping.”

On Wednesday morning, Shams Charania reported that the MRI showed Antetokounmpo avoided Achilles damage in his left leg, and his return to play will be based on how he responds to daily treatment and evaluation.

“Any time you see one of your teammates go down, it’s a real level of concern,” Lillard said. “You know, we spend a lot of time around each other, more than we would our families. I think that was the No. 1 thing, and then for it to be your best player, the most important part of our team, at this point in our season — it was like an ‘oh shit’ moment. Especially because there was nobody else around. I was right next to him, so I just saw his facial expression, so obviously I got scared.”

With just under four minutes to play in the third, Celtics guard Derrick White knocked down a 3-pointer. After inbounding the ball to Damian Lillard, Antetokounmpo began running up the court and suddenly collapsed. 

Antetokounmpo immediately grabbed his calf and remained on the ground under the care of the Bucks’ medical staff. He eventually got to his feet and was helped off the court by teammates. Cameras in the tunnel showed him walking toward the locker room…

[ad_2]
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-injury-update-bucks-star-to-miss-rest-of-regular-season-with-calf-strain/

Author : Jack Maloney

Publish date : 2024-04-10 23:00:36

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.