{"id":577945,"date":"2021-06-30T18:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T22:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=577945"},"modified":"2021-06-30T18:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T22:21:00","slug":"update-no-structural-damage-to-giannis-antetokounmpos-knee-timetable-for-return-unclear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-no-structural-damage-to-giannis-antetokounmpos-knee-timetable-for-return-unclear\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: No Structural Damage To Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s Knee, Timetable For Return Unclear"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fupdate-no-structural-damage-to-giannis-antetokounmpos-knee-timetable-for-return-unclear%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=577945&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1326191245.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>In phenomenal news for the Milwaukee Bucks and fans of the NBA, two-time MVP Giannis <\/span><span>Antetokounmpo suffered no structural damage to his knee after a nasty injury suffered during game four of the Eastern Conference Finals. The news was first reported by ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/31739593\/no-structural-damage-left-knee-milwaukee-bucks-star-giannis-antetokounmpo-sources-say\">ESPN<\/a>, while it\u2019s unclear what the timetable is for<\/span> <span>Antetokounmpo\u2019s return, the ligaments in his knee are sound.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.856\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is no structural damage to Giannis Antetokounmpo&#8217;s left knee after his awkward landing last night in Atlanta; ligaments are sound, sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZachLowe_NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZachLowe_NBA<\/a> and me. Timetable to return is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1410330506487492612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The Milwaukee Bucks released an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/bucks\/news\/medical-update-giannis-antetokounmpo-0\">update<\/a> on their star:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12.495378927911\">\n<p><i><span>Milwaukee Bucks forward <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nba.com\/bucks\/roster\/giannis-antetokounmpo?ls=iref:bucks:story:biolink\"><i><span>Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span> sustained a hyperextended left knee and will be listed as doubtful for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals tomorrow night at Fiserv Forum. The injury occurred in the third period of the Bucks\u2019 Game 4 loss at Atlanta last night.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Antetokounmpo, 26, underwent an MRI and subsequent examination today by team physician Dr. Carole Vetter of the Froedtert &amp; the Medical College of Wisconsin health network. The MRI confirmed the earlier diagnosis. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Considering the way his knee buckled, the Bucks should consider themselves to be very lucky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With a little over seven minutes left in the third quarter, Antetokounmpo landed awkwardly on his left leg as he contested an alley-oop, causing his knee to buckle grotesquely.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.089552238806\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Giannis appears to have injured his leg. <\/p>\n<p>Prayers up \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cHZXCIsBEd\">pic.twitter.com\/cHZXCIsBEd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1410055472556625923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Antetokounmpo screamed in pain and stayed on the floor for several minutes as players from both teams surrounded him. Eventually, he was helped to his feet by his brother \u2014 Thanasis \u2014 before walking off the court with a noticeable limp. The Hawks went on to win the game 110-88 to even the Conference Finals at two games apiece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Before the injury, Antetokounmpo had 14 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes of action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Even without the services of Trae Young \u2014 missing the game with an ankle injury \u2014 the Hawks came out the hungrier team right from the tip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTo come out and be flat like that and not give the energy, effort, to be able to win this game \u2026 it was a very winnable game even when we got down early,\u201d Bucks forward P.J. Tucker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/columnist\/jeff-zillgitt\/2021\/06\/30\/bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-knee-injury-huge-obstacle-east-finals-hawks\/7807799002\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cFor us to not turn it on and be able to get over that hump and be able to give ourselves a chance to win this game is disappointing. It can\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Regardless of <\/span><span>Antetokounmpo\u2019s status, the Bucks understand they still have a job to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs players, you just look at each other and whoever we got out there, that\u2019s who we\u2019re going with and we\u2019re going to go out and fight,\u201d Tucker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/columnist\/jeff-zillgitt\/2021\/06\/30\/bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-knee-injury-huge-obstacle-east-finals-hawks\/7807799002\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cLike, to me, all that other stuff goes out the window and it comes down to being able to go out and give the effort every play, lay it on the line, and go out there and take it, because tonight, that\u2019s what Atlanta did. They took it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Game five is Thursday night in Milwaukee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the sports reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In phenomenal news for the Milwaukee Bucks and fans of the NBA, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered no structural damage to his knee after a nasty injury suffered during game &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313792,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1326191245.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"UPDATE: No Structural Damage To Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s Knee, Timetable For Return Unclear","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-577945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1326191245.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"UPDATE: No Structural Damage To Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s Knee, Timetable For Return Unclear","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}