[Shams Charania] Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has suffered a strained Achilles, is in a walking boot and there is serious doubt over his availability for Game 4 vs. Pacers on Sunday, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium .
Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has suffered a strained Achilles, is in a walking boot and there is serious doubt over his availability for Game 4 vs. Pacers on Sunday, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/jQUJpovsSM
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 27, 2024
by IonHazzikostasIsGod
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[Grade 1 Achilles Strain](https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1784261905420255683)
this is a trap
Do not fuck this up tomorrow.
NOTHING IS GUARENTEED.
Oh nooo! I was hoping it was going to be nothing. I don’t want players hurt and I would prefer we were winning against the Bucks at full strength.
No excuse to lose tomorrow if both he and Giannis are out.
Does this make the bucks a .500 or lower roster? Because based on recent history we may be boned
But seriously, I hope he’s okay. Dame has been an absolute warrior out there.
Does Giannis have to come back now? How the bucks managed this is going to be extremely interesting
I’ve seen the Pacers play down to the lowest of low competition. This is a trap.
I’d say I feel good about our chances, but history says there’s no reason to.
But yea, Bucks without Giannas and Dame are absolute garbage.
Damn. Honestly, it’s obviously great for our chances of moving forward. But I really wanted to beat them at full strength. At the same time, they creaky AF, Giannis plays a style that would lend a normal mortal to getting hurt, etc.
PHL/NYK needs to go 7
https://i.redd.it/ghtgtz0p02xc1.gif
sucks for him and Milwaukee man, he was playing lights out
ofc it helps us but beating a hospital team is way less fun than beating a team with a healthy star
I feel bad for him and I hate to see it. Not a wild take, I know. I just like Dame’s journey. It reminds me of Reggie (if he had signed with Boston at the end)
I want to beat them at full health, but so it goes can only play who’s in front of you
Fuck, man. If they didn’t hire Doc Rivers to torpedo their season already, i would feel SO SO bad for them. I still feel bad…but less so.
ah man, get well soon Dame
The good news for MKE is that Damian can still limp around, throw his head back when Nembhard touches his hip, and shoot free throws if Doc wants to run with it.
A trap game like this is a perfect opportunity for the Pacers and coaching staff to show the league that they aren’t just happy to be in the playoffs and are here to win.
Milwaukee is going to throw the kitchen sink tomorrow. They’ve got nothing to lose. Perfect game for the Pacers to do what they do as a team and keep grinding.
Middleton gonna drop 100
This sucks.
Great, now we’re going to hear all about how the Pacers suck and we would have gotten clapped by the Bucks if healthy, even though we beat a healthy Bucks 4-1 in the regular season.
Lies. He’s not telling the truth.
I wanted a full healthy team but after being in that bucks sub this is what they deserve. At least we won’t have to watch dame get fouled on the 3 over and over with that stupid stop he does
He’s gonna come out of the tunnel in a boot, kick the boot off and drop 20 in the first half…
Seriously though, I’m hopeful we can close this series out, but it absolutely sucks when you make the playoffs but are injured to hell. We’ve been there as a fanbase and nobody loves to experience that.
Nah, I’m familiar with this bluff
They better practice and prepare for Dame, Khris and Giannis tomorrow
Almost makes us even, since Mathurin’s hurt.
We are gonna get no credit if we win this series lol.
Middleton will score 75 now (/jk I hope)
So if we win the series now, it’s going to be ‘we weren’t at full strength it doesn’t count’ even though we would be like 8-2 for the season or something