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The Milwaukee Bucks have suffered crucial injuries at the worst possible time.
Damian Lillard is reportedly in a walking boot and highly unlikely to play in Game 4, and the same goes for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Greek Freak, however, is trending in the right direction.
According to a report by Jamal Collier of ESPN, Doc Rivers revealed that Giannis would work out hard tomorrow and the team would continue to evaluate his progress.
Doc Rivers on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status: “he’s working out tomorrow. Going to go hard, early and then we’re going to make a decision”
Would there be a possibility he worked out and played tomorrow? “I doubt it,” Rivers said. “But we’ll see”
— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) April 27, 2024
Still, he did admit that it’s highly unlikely that he’ll be able to suit up.
Giannis suffered a calf injury, and those are extremely tricky.
Kevin Durant also struggled a with calf ailment in the past before suffering a torn Achilles, and that’s a risk the Bucks simply cannot afford.
Not now, not ever.
They’re currently down 1-2 to the Indiana Pacers, and the series will stay in Indianapolis for another game.
Of course, their chances of beating them without their two best players are quite slim, especially considering how much they struggled against them in the regular season and In-Season Tournament.
So, as much as they would hate for this to be the end of their season, they have to take a big-picture approach here and think about the future.
Giannis still has plenty of basketball left in the tank, and they need to decide what to do with Lillard.
That’s why there’s simply no point in rushing them back to the court for a series they might not win even if both of them were at full strength.
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