Giannis Antetokounmpo Injury Puts Bucks’ Playoff Hopes at Risk

Milan, 10 April 2024 – Third quarter of Milwaukee-Bostongoal kick for the Bucks. Giannis Antetokounmpo serve Damian Lillard to start his team’s offensive action. The Greek starts running and after a while he stops, collapses to the ground and suffers pain in the calf of his left leg. The team trained by coaches Doc Rivers, despite this episode, manages to get the better of the Celtics 104-91, but the final result takes second place. What matters is the injury of one of the league’s brightest stars, helped by his teammates to leave the court. Returning to the locker room, Giannis walks on his own two feet, but with a noticeable limp. Not a good sign. Milwaukee, after the match, clarified that it was a “soleus muscle problem”, but obviously we will have to wait for the outcome of the MRI scheduled in these hours to understand what it is. The Achilles tendon, which had been bothering the number 34 recently, will also be checked.

The Bucks’ concern

In short, the entire Bucks environment is holding their breath and crossing their fingers. Losing the Greek for a long time, 10 days before the start of the playoffs, would be a major blow. Also because Milwaukee, despite the current second place in the Eastern Conference standings, is struggling to find continuity of play and results this season with Antetokounmpo on the pitch. Imagine if she had to give up on him, right now that he’s about to start the most important and delicate phase of the entire year. The one where – for those like the Bucks who seriously aspire to get to the end – making mistakes is forbidden. “How worried am I? Very much, as I think we all do. Let’s talk about Giannis – the words of coach Rivers at the end of the match, reported by Sky Sport – We all hope for the best”.

“We need him”

Like their coach, Antetokounmpo’s teammates also seem extremely anxious about the conditions of the class of ’94. “Every time you see one of your teammates fall to the ground – underlines Lillard – the concern is there, also because it happened without anyone around him. And then at this moment of the season, to your best player, the most important part of the team, you can only say ‘damn.'” The former Portland player echoes Chris Middleton: “We need him in the playoffs, we hope that by resting a couple of games he can return as close to 100% as possible.” The Bucks know very well that without Giannis their title aspirations would be very close to zero.

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2024-04-10 09:37:47
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