Giannis Suffers Grim Knee Injury

Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a knee injury about five minutes into the third quarter of tonight's game against the Hawks. The former MVP appeared to hyperextend his knee after jumping for a rebound:

Though the severity of Antetokounmpo's injury is currently undetermined, the Bucks are praying that it isn't an ACL injury.

Sources: People within the Milwaukee Bucks organization fear that Giannis Antetokounmpo has suffered a severe ACL injury. However, no MRI has been done yet.

— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) June 30, 2021

Needless to say, Milwaukee's title chances rely heavily on the outcome of this injury. In these playoffs, Giannis has averaged 28.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and a whopping plus-minus rating of plus-100 according to StatMuse. 

Players around the league have voiced their support via Twitter, including Hawks center Clint Capela, who was involved in the play.

HUGE thoughts and prayers 🙏🏾 🙏🏾 @Giannis_An34

— Clint Capela (@CapelaClint) June 30, 2021

Awww nah man! WTF 🙏🏾 @Giannis_An34

— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 30, 2021 

Sending my thoughts & prayers to @Giannis_An34 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) June 30, 2021

The Bucks play the Hawks on Thursday at 8:30 P.M. E.T. The series is tied 2-2. 

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