The Milwaukee Bucks suffered a brutal 130-117 game-one loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday Night. The Milwaukee Bucks lost their star player early on in the game. Giannis Antetokounmpo got up slowly but remained in the game to take his free throws after getting fouled by Miami’s Kevin Love with 4:13 left in the first quarter. The two-time MVP stayed in the game until picking up his second foul about 2 1/2 minutes later.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Injury Update Revealed By Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis with a scary fall 😳
Fortunately, he's ok 🙏 pic.twitter.com/QaShNkKoUi
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 16, 2023
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s X-rays were clear after he exited Sunday’s 130-117 Game 1 loss to the Miami Heat with a lower back contusion.
“We’ll monitor him and see how he wakes up tomorrow,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer told reporters.
The 28-year-old averaged 31.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists while shooting 55.3 percent from the floor and performed at a high level on the defensive end this season. Fans have just come to expect that kind of production. There’s a similar attitude toward the Bucks’ status as a title contender.
They are fifth in the league in net rating (plus-3.4), per NBA.com, and haven’t fully asserted themselves as the best team in the league. Over the last two post-seasons the Milwaukee Bucks have seemed to have troubles keeping their “big three” healthy when it matters most. Last season Khris Middleton suffered a leg injury in first series against the Chicago Bulls. He would wind up missing the rest of the post-season.
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