(Photo : Stacy Revere/Getty Images) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – Giannis Antetokounmpo (#34) of the Milwaukee Bucks watches motion throughout the first half of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs in opposition to the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on April 30, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Milwaukee Bucks have been extraordinarily shorthanded throughout the 2024 NBA Playoffs, which led to their six-game elimination within the first spherical in opposition to the Indiana Pacers.
Throughout the sequence, Milwaukee was with out their high participant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, whereas their different star, Damian Lillard, performed via harm, lacking two video games as a result of an Achilles pressure.
Antetokounmpo has not performed since early April as a result of a proper calf pressure, and he made an enormous revelation concerning his harm and potential return to motion.
“I tried my best to come back to help my teammates… But I just couldn’t. I did all the tests I had to do, these like protocols you have to follow and have to check the boxes and I wasn’t even close at like checking the boxes,” the 2021 NBA Finals MVP mentioned on Thursday, May 2, after their season-ending loss in Game 6.
Antetokounmpo additionally missed a number of playoff video games final season as a result of a again harm, dropping within the first spherical in opposition to the Miami Heat.
Giannis Antetokounmpo may barely run
The 29-year-old admitted that he was removed from returning to motion as a result of severity of his calf pressure.
“It was not safe for me to be out there because I couldn’t run full speed. I could run only 30-40%. Even now I can’t run full speed,” Antetokoumpo added.
Antetokounmpo sustained the harm throughout the third quarter of the Bucks’ 104-91 win in opposition to the Boston Celtics final April 9.
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