Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo is a game-time decision for Tuesday night's Game 5 matchup against the Miami Heat.
Bucks head coach Mike Budenhohlzer says Giannis is receiving treatment around the clock:
Not much of an update on Giannis. Bud says he is getting treatment around the clock and as expected it will be a game time decision.
— Kane Pitman (@KanePitman) September 7, 2020
During Game 4, Antetokounmpo reaggravated an ankle injury he sustained earlier in this series. He left the arena in a walking boot:
Giannis Antetokounmpo re-injured his ankle and after shooting two free throws, left the court. pic.twitter.com/CUNpWnrVKH
— ESPN (@espn) September 6, 2020
Impressively, the Bucks managed to win in overtime without their star player, 118-115. Khris Middleton led the charge, recording 36 points on 12-of-28 shooting (3-of-7 from beyond the arc), eight assists, eight rebounds and two steals in a whopping 48 minutes of action. Antetokounmpo had 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting to go with four rebounds before leaving the game.
Giannis first injured his ankle in the first quarter of Friday's game against the Heat. He appeared to roll it, but he kept playing, despite the fact that he was in obvious pain:
https://twitter.com/thesport_empire/status/1302017037003177985?s=20
It would certainly be an unfortunate turn of events for the Bucks if Antetkounmpo is indeed ruled out for Game 5, as the team is already trailing in the series by a count of three games to one. If he is unable to play, Middleton will need to step up again, as will the rest of Milwaukee's roster.
Game 5 between the Bucks and Heat is scheduled to tip at 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday night. TNT will have live broadcast coverage.
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