On April 21, Beijing time, according to the famous shams report, Middleton's medial collateral ligament sprain of his left knee will undergo an MRI examination tomorrow. The scene of suspected injury to him was also exposed, and Mingji lamented that 3 people fell in the first 5 days of the game.
Middleton abruptly returned to the locker room in the fourth quarter of the game, and the Bucks announced his early retirement. After the game, Bucks coach Budenholzer revealed that Middleton suffered a sprained medial secondary ligament in his left knee.
Medical expert Evan Jeffries immediately analyzed the injury, saying that if it is a first-degree sprain, it is 1 to 2 weeks out, a second-degree sprain is 3 to 6 weeks out, and a third-degree sprain will reimburse the season.
For now, Middleton is also undergoing further MRI tests to determine the severity of the sprain.
Marc Stein lamented that 5 days after the start of the playoffs, 3 people have fallen, and Doncic has not yet made his playoff debut.
Before leaving the game, Middleton shot 6 of 11 from the field, 5 of 7 from three-point range, and had 18 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, and his importance to the Bucks was self-evident.
It is worth mentioning that the scene of the suspected injury of Middleton was also exposed. With 1:34 left in the third quarter, Middleton retreated to hit a three-point shot, Vucevic flew to try to block, but he stretched out his foot, and after Middleton landed, his left foot also looked like it was on the bulls center's foot. After that, he turned around once and slipped and fell with his left foot.