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Bucks Guard Damian Lillard injures the leg on the left, leaves game 4

Bucks Guard Damian Lillard injures the leg on the left, leaves game 4

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Damian Lillard suffered an injury to the lower left leg compared to the Pacers in Milwaukee in the 1st quarter of game 4.

Milwaukee (AP) -Damian Lillard has a torn Achilles tendon that confirms the worst fears of the Milwaukee Bucks after the seven-time all-NBA guard was helped by the court on Sunday evening.

The Bucks announced the severity of Lillard injury after he had an MRI on Monday.

The injury is striking Lillard for the rest of the post -season and could also question his status for the next season. As Kevin Durant his crack Achilles' tendon In the 2019 NBA final, he missed the entire 2019-20 season.

The bucks had prepared for this result according to Milwaukee 129-103 loss To the Indiana Pacers in game 4. Milwaukee Trails the Indiana Pacers 3-1 in their first round of the Eastern Conference. Game 5 is Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Lillard's injury since then appeared in his third game come back From deep venous thrombosis in its right calf.

“To be honest, it is difficult,” said Bucks Coach Doc Rivers after the game on Sunday. “Blood clots, followed by this. It is difficult. That is why they have teammates and family around him. He is simply a great damned guy at basketball level, but above all as a teammate and father and all of it.”

The 34-year-old Lillard was in the middle of the first quarter behind the 3-point line around the tip of the key when the ball came towards him. Lillard used his left hand to turn the ball towards teammate Gary Trent Jr., then went down and reached for the lower part of his left leg. He continued on the floor when the game at the other end of the square was resumed.

As a lillard uprising, he could not put his left leg on weight. Finally, he was helped from the square to the changing room.

“He is one of the hardest people I know. So if he stays down, they feel for him,” said team -mate Pat Connaughton, who played with Lillard in Portland and Milwaukee.

Lillard's toughness was to be found out of the fact that he played for the first time deep venous thrombosis, An abnormal clot within a vessel in which the blood of the blood blocks the river on the way back to the heart.

He was removed blood -thinning medication and resumed full basketball activity after the regular season. He missed game 1 of the Pacers series to work back and then returned to game 2.

“I have so much respect for him” Teammate and two -time MVP Giannis Antetocounmpo. “Many people don't see what lady has to do, but we are nearby every day and it is difficult. It is difficult to be in his position. He is one of the hardest and mentally hardest people I have ever been. That's why he's the one he is.”

Lillard took NBA in the NBA (24.9) in the NBA (24.9) and this season 10th in Assists (7.1), while he achieved his 10th all-star game selection. He made one extraordinary quick return From his deep venous thrombosis to reproduce his teammates for the playoffs.

While he spoke to reporters in front of the playoffs, Lillard said that the doctors had told him that his case was unusual.

“You said exactly, 'we don't see that,” said Lillard at the time. “For me, I was exactly the case that it was a different experience for me because I went in there a few times and it was the same size.

Now he stands for a longer recovery while dealing with a separate problem that requires surgery.

“I think he will overcome any obstacle that stands in front of him,” said Antetocounmpo. “Everyone will be there for him. No matter what the obstacle is for him, he will overcome it and we will help him overcome it.”

Lillard's situation continues the pechs of the Bucks with injuries after the season since winning their 2021 title.

In 2022, Khris Middleton missed a semi -final defeat against the seven games Eastern Conference against Boston with a bricked medial collateral band. Antetocounmpo injured the first playoff game in 2023 in Milwaukee and only returned to a first round after game 4 when it lost 4-1 against Miami. In the 4-2 defeat of the Bucks against Indiana against Indiana last year, Antetocounmpo did not play at all due to a calf pollution, and Lillard missed two games with an Achilles injury.

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