The star goalkeeper of Milwaukee Bucks, Damian Lillard, left Sunday evening qualifiers against the Indiana Pacers with a potentially serious lower leg injury.
Lillard was injured as he was looking for a long offensive rebound and he fell on the ground while pressing the balloon forward shortly before the point half of the first quarter. He immediately caught his lower left leg and could not get up.
The Brook Lopez of Milwaukee committed a fault with 5:57 to play in the quarter to stop the game and the coaches, then took care of Lillard. He was finally helped out of the field while preventing his left foot from touching the ground.
The Bucks officially excluded Lillard at the start of the second quarter. He was aimed in six minutes and missed his two shots. He collected two rebounds and two assists.
Lillard, 34, has just returned from a blood clot in his right leg. He missed the last 14 games of the regular season and the first competition in this eliminatory series against the Pacers.
Lillard has an average of 10.5 points and only drew 24% (6 out of 25) in the field during its first two appearances in this series. The Bucks Trail 2-1 of the series entering the Sunday match on Sunday.
The All-Star of nine times raised an average of 24.9 points, 7.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 58 regular season games.
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