Beijing time on April 22 news, many parties confirmed that Milwaukee Bucks one of the star of the Middleton will miss the third and fourth games of the series due to cruciate ligament injury.
Middleton was diagnosed with a sprain of the cruciate ligament and has undergone an MRI. The Bucks mentioned that they will make a new assessment of their injury in two weeks, which means that he will not be able to play the next game in the first round. Middleton's current injury status is an indefinite absence.
Middleton's injury occurred in the middle of the second game of the Bucks' series against the Chicago Bulls, when he slipped during an offensive attack, got up, found his left leg unwell, returned to the locker room after a while, and never returned to the court.
Before the injury, Middleton played 33 minutes and had 18 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.
In the past two seasons, the Bucks have had a record of 86 wins and 34 losses, or 71.7 percent, when Middleton, Alphabet Brother Antetokounmpo and Holliday were together. However, in the absence of Middleton, Alphabet Brother and Holliday were on the floor, and the Bucks scored 7.8 more points per 100 rounds than their opponents.
'We still have work to do and obviously Middleton is one of the best players on our team and if he can't be with us it's definitely a huge loss for us.' Alphabet said about what Middleton's injury means to the team.