[Shams] There is doubt that Bucks All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf strain) and Damian Lillard (Achilles tendon strain) will be able to play in potential elimination Game 5 vs. Pacers on Tuesday down 3-1, sources say. Both have tricky strains that complicate returns and create risk.
by pezasied
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Itās so shitty they have this injury excuse. All of us wanted the 6 seed so we could face the Bucks because we matchup well with them, but now that weāre here itās all āBucks missing this player and that player.ā So annoying because I have little doubt weād also beat them at full strength.
Achilles tear means they miss next year too. Better safe than getting paved!
They honestly should rest them for the long term
Tomorrow is the easiest opportunity to close this thing out. It only gets more difficult the longer we take. Donāt give them life
Built in excuse. Theyāre thanking their lucky stars they donāt have to get embarrassed like they did all season and can say āthe playoffs woulda been different.ā Weāre a better team, were all season. Their time has come and gone unless they do a perfect rebuild next season.
I wouldn’t be shocked to see Giannis play and Dame sit tomorrow. Dame being in a walking boot a couple days ago and admitting he played OT strictly as a decoy in game 3 makes it seem unlikely he’d be healthy enough to go. Giannis was running Sunday morning.
A large part of the Bucks fan base said they should shut them both down until next year and I agree
Kinda bummed the series went this way with injuries but if we move on we will be tested in the next series
You always want to prove youāre the best against the best but as a fan of the NBA, a healthy Giannis and Dame to start the season next year is way better than a failed attempt at a 1-3 comeback ending in tragedy.
Pacers are 7-2 against the Bucks this year. They can have all the excuses they want, lol.
I got banned from the bucks subreddit for calling them out on their bs š. Every post is āweād kill them with Giannis and Lillardā umm we did play you all a few times during the reg season.
Giannis hasnāt even started scrimmaging with the team. As much hope they had that he couldāve returned this series they would have been lucky for him to come back late next series.
Damn I’d hate to seem them get injured again, might as well rest them to be safe š
āItās not fair. This basically doesnāt even count. I canāt wait for the Knicks to MURDER YOU!!!!ā
– The entire r/mkebucks sub
Hereās a long rivalry with another small market team. But for now, we fucking pave.
Good. Now let’s get this one and wait for our real rivals the Knicks. Pacers vs Knicks in the playoffs was best rivalry of the 90s. Could care less about Milwaukee. There won’t be a 30 for 30 about pacers vs bucks
I get the frustration. And the regular season is a totally different beast than the playoffs. But we have been the better team in both.