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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will journey to New York to bear additional testing on his injured proper wrist, based on Tim Bontemps. Antetokounmpo left the Bucks’ closing sport earlier than the All-Star break, a 112-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, and was recognized with a sprain.
Early within the second quarter towards the Bulls, Antetokounmpo went to contest a layup by Coby White and took a clumsy stumble across the basket stanchion. As he fell, he put his proper arm out to brace himself and his wrist acquired jammed. He gave the impression to be in severe ache within the preliminary aftermath, and didn’t even try to remain within the sport. After testing he went again to the locker room and was rapidly dominated out for the remainder of the evening.
As a results of his harm, Antetokounmpo didn’t participate within the Skills Challenge on All-Star Saturday Night in Salt Lake City. Bucks level guard Jrue Holiday took his place alongside his brothers, Thanasis and Alex, on Team Antetokounmpos. Unfortunately, the trio completed in final place within the occasion.
Antetokounmpo was a bit extra concerned on Sunday. He performed the primary 20 seconds of the All-Star Game and scored one basket, however did most of his work pre-game as he fulfilled his duties as a captain throughout the All-Star Draft. He ended up deciding on the profitable squad, as Team Antetokounmpo defeated Team LeBron, 184-175, due to a record-setting 55-point efficiency by Jayson Tatum.
At this level it is too early to inform how severe Antetokounmpo’s harm is or will not be, however the truth that he is going all the way in which to New York for additional testing will not be a very good signal. The Bucks must hope that it is nothing severe, as he is the driving pressure behind their success; they’re 35-12 when he performs this season and 6-5 when he sits. Through 47 video games, he is averaging a career-high 31.8 factors and is the one participant within the league placing up not less than 30 factors, 10 rebounds and 5 assists an evening.
