On April 21, 2022, Beijing time, in an eastern focus battle in the NBA playoffs, the Bucks lost to the Bulls at home and lost a home game. The Bucks have been suppressed by their opponents in this game, and in the second half of the game, Middleton once led the team to chase points, but the game entered the fourth quarter, Middleton was injured and left the court, and the Bucks' offense was again a problem, and finally they lost 110:114 to the opponent!
At 6:48 in the final quarter of the game, Middleton slipped on the soles of his foot on an attack and then returned to the dressing room and did not play again. After the game, head coach Budenholzer revealed that Middleton suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee!
This injury also makes fans very worried, some medical experts said that this injury is divided into three levels, the first level will be absent for 1-2 weeks, the second level will be absent for 3-6 weeks, and the third level will directly lead to playoff reimbursement! What kind of level Middleton is at the moment is still unknown, but the team and fans are very worried and hope that he can return to the court soon, because without Middleton's Bucks, it is really difficult to complete the defense of the title!
In fact, as early as 2016, Curry had encountered the same injury situation as Middleton, in the fourth game of the first round between the Warriors and the Rockets, Curry slipped in a defensive process, which is very similar to Middleton's injury form, Curry was also diagnosed with a medial collateral ligament strain in his right knee! Curry then made a comeback in the fourth game of the second round, missing out for two weeks. But there is also news that Curry will be absent for about a month, but Curry has completed an early comeback!
I don't know what the result of Middleton is, but at least there is a precedent like Curry before, it seems that it is still possible to complete the return in two weeks, and it seems that everything is still too late!