Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers is concerned that Game 3 of the Eastern Conference playoffs away to the Indiana Pacers will be without an experienced forward. When he encountered a problem with his right ankle injury
Report from the ‘Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’ that Middleton was injured in the first quarter of the most recent match, losing to the Pacers 108-125 points, although he forced himself to return to compete without tape to let his symptoms subside and fight. On the court for a total of more than 36 minutes, in exchange for the consequences that led to him missing the practice meal on Thursday (local)
“It’s another situation that took our breath away – I honestly don’t know if he’s going to be able to handle it,” coach Rivers said.
If the 32-year-old front court really can’t play, it will be a difficult task for Milwaukee because before that it was missing a two-time MVP-level forward like Giannis Antetokounmpo. who missed 2 consecutive post-season games and 3 games at the end of the regular season because of a left calf injury since 9 Apr.
“Giannis did a lot of on-court activities at Thursday’s practice. Maybe the most I’ve seen after an injury,” the one-time NBA champion coach added.
“There doesn’t seem to be any complications. During shooting practice and moving.”
“Seeing him move on the field. And in my heart I thought it was probably close, but it would only be 1 day or 4 days, I’m not sure.”
The Bucks often struggle with injuries in the post-season, such as Giannis missing the final 1.5 games of the 2020 Eastern Conference second round loss to the Miami Heat because of a sprained ankle, missing two. The final game of the 2021 Eastern Conference due to a stretched knee but returned in the NBA Finals series. Until leading the team to win the championship The highlight was scoring 50 points in the game to close the job.
Middleton missed the final 10 games of the 2022 playoffs because of a sprained ligament in his medial knee . Last year , he injured his lower back in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Miami Heat and missed two more games. come In the end, he lost and was eliminated.