On May 3, Beijing time, bad news came from the NBA. Smart, a Green Army toughster who left the game injured in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, has now been included in the list of doubts. Coach Uduka said that while Smart felt a lot of pain, his quadriceps were stiff. If Smart, who is the soul of the team and DPOY, cannot play, it will be a fatal blow to the 17-crown giants Green Army.
Smart suffered a right arm injury in the first half of the first game, and subsequent tests showed a contusion in his right quadriceps and a stinging right shoulder. However, the tough man Smart returned to the game in the second half, but unfortunately failed to help the team win. After the game, coach Uduka also complained about Smart, saying that Smart was "beaten up" on the field.
As the defensive player of the year this season, Smart's importance to the Green Army is self-evident. Defensively, Smart has also performed well offensively this season. If he truces, it will cause heavy damage to the overall offensive and defensive defense of the Green Army. For the Greens, who have already lost one game at home, they can't afford to lose the second game, but now they face a big challenge.
In the playoffs this season, all the stars have suffered injuries to varying degrees. The worst is the Bucks' second-in-command Middleton, who has since stopped playing with an injury to his secondary ligament in his left knee and is likely to miss the entire series against the Celtics. In addition, Embiid suffered consecutive finger and orbital fractures and missed the first 2 games against the Heat. Suns ace Booker has also been on a multi-game suspension, Heat big player Lowry has also been on the sidelines so far, and Warriors veteran Iguodala is also injured and absent.
That's not even counting the teams that have already been out, Such as VanVleet, Barnes, Capela, Caruso, Jokic and so on. Arguably, this year's playoffs are the most injured in the past few seasons. The next game will be more tragic, and there may be some players who will suffer injuries, but this is not what the fans want to see, and hope that the players can protect themselves.