Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard left Sport 4 of an Japanese Convention first-round playoff collection with the Indiana Pacers after hurting his decrease left leg within the first quarter. He didn’t return.
Lillard was helped off the ground and into the locker room after struggling the non-contact harm. There’s concern that Lillard suffered a torn Achilles, in response to NBA insider Chris Haynes.
“They’re going to do an (MRI) tomorrow. Clearly, it is decrease leg,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers stated after the Pacers’ 129-103 win. “Simply being trustworthy, it’s not very promising.”
The seven-time all-NBA participant was behind the 3-point line when the ball bounced towards him. Lillard used his left hand to tip the ball towards teammate Gary Trent Jr., then went down and grabbed the decrease a part of his left leg, round his ankle. He continued to sit down on the ground as play resumed on the opposite finish of the court docket.
After a foul stopped play, Milwaukee’s Kyle Kuzma helped Lillard up. Lillard then began limping and needed to be helped off the court docket and into the locker room.
Lillard had missed the Bucks’ final 14 regular-season video games and the primary recreation of this collection whereas coping with deep vein thrombosis in his proper calf. Lillard was taken off blood-thinning medicine and cleared to renew full basketball actions on the finish of the common season, and he returned to motion for Sport 2 of this collection on Tuesday.
Deep vein thrombosis is an irregular clot inside a vessel the place the congealing of blood blocks the circulate by means of on the best way again to the guts.
“The man tried to come back again for his staff. I simply really feel dangerous for him,” Rivers informed reporters Sunday night time. “This can be a powerful one, actually. Blood clot, adopted by this, it’s simply powerful.
“He’s simply such an excellent freakin’ dude.”
The Pacers led 15-12 when Lillard exited and instantly went on a 10-3 run. The Bucks by no means actually threatened after that as Indiana took a 3-1 collection lead. Sport 5 is ready for Tuesday in Indianapolis.
“I’ve seen accidents deflate groups, however tonight, that one harm,” Rivers stated.
“My job over the following 40 hours or no matter we’ve got is to get us upright once more, attempt to win one recreation in Indiana,” he added. “However my mind proper now’s proper the place the identical place the gamers are, and that is serious about Dame. That’s simply the human a part of this job.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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