Worried Milwaukee Bucks are waiting to see how Giannis Antetokounmpo feels ‘when he wakes up on Monday morning’ after their star man hurt his back in shock Miami Heat loss
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It could a season-defining morning the Milwaukee Bucks as they wait to hear how Giannis Antetokounmpo feels after a back injury ruled him out of Sunday’s playoff game against the Miami Heat.
Concerned coach Mike Budenholzer said that the next steps were to see how the 28-year-old feels when he wakes up on Monday, after the Bucks were beaten by the Miami Heat in the opening game of the series.
‘We´ll monitor him and see how he does, see how he wakes up, how he feels,’ Budenholzer said.
‘He just wasn’t moving [well]. Didn’t look comfortable, confident. It felt like the right thing (to take him out of the game).’
The two-time NBA MVPs exit dimmed the atmosphere in Milwaukee and the Heat took full advantage in recording a surprise 130-117 victory.
Antetokounmpo came down hard on his backside after being fouled by Miami’s Kevin Love.
The Bucks’ forward got up slowly with 4:13 left in the first quarter. He picked up his second foul about 2 1/2 minutes later but played about 11 minutes for the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed.
He finished with six points and three rebounds in 11 minutes.
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