Milwaukee Bucks star, Damian Lillard, would have released for the season after tearing his left Achille, by several reports.
Lillard suffered the injury during The team's defeat of the team at the Indiana Pacers on Sunday evening. A few minutes after the start of the competition, Lillard tripped while trying to take a rebound. He was able to redirect the ball, but fell on the ground and immediately caught near his left ankle.
He was finally helped out of the field and went directly to the locker room. The Bucks judged Lillard for the rest of the match with a lower leg injury.
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After the competition, the Bucks coach, Doc Rivers, suggested that it could be a long -term injury, saying that Lillard's prognosis was “Not very promising. “Lillard underwent an MRI on MRI on MRI, which confirmed the injury reported.
The injury occurs just a few days after Lillard's return to court following deep venous thrombosis in his right calf. Lillard has missed weeks Due to the injury, which many were expecting it to keep him away for the rest of the season. But as the qualifiers approached, the Bucks announced that Lillard was authorized to return and was likely to play In the series against the Pacers.
Lillard returned to the field for match 2 and scored 14 points in the Loss 123-115 of bucks. He also played in match 3, abandoning seven points in the The only victory of the Bucks in the series so far.
Achilles' injury finished another solid year of Lillard, which raised an average of 24.9 points and 7.1 assists in 58 games before deep venous thrombosis puts its regular season prematurely. Although he has not flashed the same efficiency in the playoffs, Lillard gave the opposing defenses of the Bucks, another necessary superstar player.
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Without Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo will have to bear a heavy load if the Bucks want to pass the Pacers. Antetokounmpo scored 28 points in each match in the series, but the Bucks won only one victory.
The two teams will compete on Tuesday in match 5.
Lillard's injury also complicates what many thought to be a crucial off -season For dollars. There are rumbles that Entertetokounmpo could request a trade due to the recent failures of the Bucks. With Lillard looking at a potentially long rehabilitation, it could be the tilting point when Entertetokounmpo tries to find a team with more realistic championship aspirations next season.
