Beijing time on April 21/ news
The NBA playoffs have been played for 5 days, a total of 17 games, but only 5 days after the start of the game, the league has three major stars unfortunately suffered injuries, Raptors nova Barnes, Sun star Booker and Bucks second home Middleton have been injured; today the Bucks G2 lost to the Bulls and also damaged the core star, Middleton suffered a serious injury to the left knee ligament sprain.
The scene of Middleton's injury was exposed
Bucks and Bulls G2 7 minutes and 30 seconds in the fourth quarter, Middleton unfortunately fell down when he broke through with the ball, his left leg slipped a little, after which Middleton remained on the court, but he walked with a limp, his left knee was obviously uncomfortable, insisted on playing for more than 40 seconds, Middleton left the court and went straight back to the locker room.
After the game, Budenholzer revealed that Middleton had a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and was subjected to an MRI tomorrow to further determine the severity of the injury.
Middleton is likely to be absent for a long time due to a ligament sprain in the left knee, and medical expert Evan Jeffries lists Middleton's recovery cycle: a 1-2 week absence for a first-degree sprain, a 3-6 week break for a second-degree sprain, and a direct playoff and season reimbursement for the most serious third-degree sprain.
Another medical expert, Nirav Pandya, said that a player suffered an MCL sprain with an average of 30 days of injury; this season, Lakers star Thick Brow and basketball star Durant suffered such injuries, both of which were suspended for 6 weeks due to injury.
Evan Jeffries also tweeted: "After only 5 days of playoffs, Booker's hamstring strain, Barnes's ankle sprain and Middleton's MCL sprain, Doncic and Simmons have not returned due to injury.
Previously, the Suns series G2 lost to the Pelicans, Booker unfortunately strained the hamstring in the third quarter, the NMR results showed a slight strain, even so, it is expected that he will be absent for 7-10 days, most likely missing G3 and G4; Booker is the Suns' top scorer, and his injury stop has a great impact on the Suns; so far in the playoffs, Booker has averaged 28 points per game.
In the Raptors and 76ers series G1 game, raptors rising star Barnes' instep was stepped on by Embiid, resulting in a 90-degree sprained ankle, and he missed G2 and G3 consecutively due to injury; barnes has taken off his protective boots and is expected to return to G4, but the Raptors are 0-3 behind the 76ers, and they have been forced to win or go home.