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04/27 12:37 CDT Bucks' Lillard has MRI, team awaiting results before deciding
if he plays in Game 4 vs. Pacers
Bucks' Lillard has MRI, team awaiting results before deciding if he plays in
Game 4 vs. Pacers
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Damian Lillard underwent an MRI to determine the severity
of his Achilles injury, and the Milwaukee Bucks could be without the star guard
for Game 4 of their playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, coach Doc Rivers
said Saturday.
Lillard is in a walking boot. He was clearly limping at times during the Bucks'
Game 3 loss at Indiana on Friday. Milwaukee trails Indiana 2-1 ahead of Game 4.
The Lillard situation raises the possibility of the Bucks being without both
him and Giannis Antetokounmpo on Sunday. Antetokounmpo has not played in the
series while dealing with a calf injury that he suffered late in the regular
season.
Rivers said it's possible that Antetokounmpo gets cleared for Game 4, though
stopped well short of indicating that the Bucks were expecting that to happen.
He said Antetokounmpo will go through a "hard workout" and from there a
determination will be made.
There was some good news Saturday, with Rivers saying Khris Middleton --- who
finished with a playoff-career high 42 points in Game 3 --- came through the
game fine, despite dealing with the aftereffects of a sprained right ankle.
Lillard added 28 points and eight assists in Game 3, most coming after he hurt
his left knee in the first quarter. He aggravated an Achilles tendon injury
late in the fourth.
Milwaukee was 1-8 when Lillard didn't start a game in the regular season.
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