Milwaukee Bucks star ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo left Recreation 1 of the Japanese Convention first-round playoff collection in opposition to the visiting Miami Warmth for good within the second quarter Sunday after sustaining a decrease again contusion.
With Antetokounmpo unavailable for a lot of the sport, the top-seeded Bucks fell to the eighth-seeded Warmth 130-117.
“There was an X-ray that was clear right here,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer stated, “so we’ll monitor him, see how he does (Monday).”
Recreation 2 of the collection is Wednesday night time in Milwaukee.
Antetokounmpo, a finalist for the league MVP award, fell to the ground onerous after being fouled with 4:13 left within the first quarter. He made one of many two ensuing free throws and stayed within the recreation earlier than going to the locker room with 1:46 left within the interval.
He re-entered the sport with 9:56 left within the second quarter, however returned to the locker room lower than two minutes later. Later within the quarter, Milwaukee introduced that he wouldn’t return for the remainder of the night time.
“He simply wasn’t shifting, did not look comfy, assured, so it felt like the correct factor” to take away him, Budenholzer stated.
Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP winner, had six factors and three rebounds in 11 minutes.