Hard blow for the Bucks. Injured to a knee, the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, the star of Milwaukee, is forfeited for the next game of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against Atlanta (2:30 Friday, French time), announced his team in a tweet Thursday.
«Giannis Antetokounmpo is unavailable (hyper-extended left knee) for match 5 tonight “, claimed the Wisconsin franchise. ” It’s our house ! Make some noise tonight “, reacted for his part the best player (MVP) of the NBA in 2019 and 2020 on his Twitter account.
The presence of the Greek for Thursday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks was still uncertain the day before, when ESPN reported that the player had not suffered a “Structural damage” left knee after his injury on Tuesday in Game 4. “The ligaments are not affected”, said journalist Adrian Wojnarowski in a tweet.
The Hawks may also have to mourn a major absence Thursday night as their star point guard Trae Young, already absent on Tuesday, is still uncertain for the game.
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