Pyrrhic proved victorious (104-91) of the Bucks against the Celtics, since o Giannis Antetokounmpo left with an injury problem during the third period of the game and there is concern about his status in the Milwaukee camp.
As reported by Doc Rivers, the Greek superstar went to a clinic to undergo an MRI on both his left calf and Achilles tendon. “Our concern is huge. But we are talking about John. I think anyone could have felt that way, but we hope for the best“, said the coach of the Bucks.
“Every time you see a teammate go down, I think you worry about them“, said Damian Lillard. “We spend a lot of time with each other, more than we do with our families. I think that’s the #1 thing. And then it’s our best player, the most important part of our team, at this point in the season and we’re just lucky that he didn’t have a rival around him.“, he added.
The Bucks update speaks for itself for a left calf strain as the team prepares for the NBA playoffs with three games left in the regular season on the other side of the Atlantic.
“We’re going to need him, so if he has to rest, if he has to sit out these (next) games to be ready for the playoffs, then that’s where he’ll be most useful to us, as long as he’s at 100%“, said o Chris Middleton.
Antetokounmpo had 15 points (7/11 2-pointers, 1/2 shots), 8 rebounds and 7 assists, while he had 1 steal, 2 blocks, 4 turnovers and 1 foul in 28:36. In fact, he made the only shots of the game (1/2) in the first period, with the previous record for shots in a game being 11.
Source: Sport Fm
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