Milwaukee Bucks celebrity guard Damian Lillard exited Sunday night time’s house playoff recreation in opposition to the Indiana Pacers with a probably severe decrease left leg damage.
Lillard was once harm whilst searching for a protracted offensive rebound and he fell to the ground whilst tapping the ball ahead in a while prior to the halfway level of the primary quarter. He in an instant grabbed for his decrease left leg and was once not able to rise up.
Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez dedicated a bad with 5:57 left within the quarter to forestall play and running shoes then attended to Lillard. He in the end was once helped off the court docket whilst preserving his left foot from touching the ground.
The Bucks officially dominated out Lillard early in the second one quarter. He was once scoreless in six mins and neglected each his pictures. He amassed two rebounds and two assists.
Lillard, 34, simply returned from having a blood clot in his proper leg. He neglected the general 14 video games of the steady season and the primary contest of this playoff sequence in opposition to the Pacers.
Lillard averaged 10.5 issues and shot simply 24 p.c (6 of 25) from the sector in his first two appearances of this sequence. The Bucks path 2-1 within the sequence coming into Sunday’s house recreation.
The nine-time All-Star averaged 24.9 issues, 7.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 58 regular-season video games.
–Field Level Media