Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard out for Game 4 in Bucks injury catastrophe
NY Post
The Milwaukee Bucks are even more short-handed, with their season now hanging by a thread following a gut-punching addition to their already worrisome injury report.
Already without superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo due to a calf strain suffered on April 9, the team will miss both he and All-Star guard Damian Lillard for Sunday’s Game 4 against the Pacers, with Milwaukee trailing 2-1 in the series.
Lillard was hampered by an Achilles strain in the Bucks’ Game 3 loss.
The 33-year-old suffered the setback in the first quarter and temporarily exited to treat the Achilles before a quick return.
The injury aggravated a previous Achilles ailment, which head coach Doc Rivers noted following their 121-118 overtime loss in Game 3.
“I think it’s his Achilles again, so we’ll see,” Rivers said after the loss. “Honestly, Dame was really struggling. In the overtime, he literally said, ‘I’ll be the decoy. I just can’t go as far as explosion.’ So, I thought Dame just being out there was huge for us.”
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