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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo went down due to an awkward, non-contact leg injury in the second half of his team's 104-91 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.
Antetokounmpo was casually jogging after inbounding the ball late in the third quarter when he suddenly fell to the court. He reached for his left calf instantly, clearly knowing something was wrong, and then was seen limping significantly on his way to the locker room at Fiserv Forum.
Antetokounmpo was quickly ruled out from the rest of the game due to what the Bucks called a left calf strain. After the game, Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Antetokounmpo was undergoing an MRI and could possibly also have his Achilles tendon tested.
With the first round of the NBA playoffs scheduled to begin on April 20, Rivers said his concern level for Antetokounmpo was "high."
"He's Giannis. I think everyone probably feels the same way as I do right now," Rivers told reporters. "We're just going to hope for the best."
Antetokounmpo had 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists when he went down. The 29-year-old entered Tuesday’s game averaging 30.7 points per contest, the second-best output in the league. He’s also averaging 11.6 rebounds and 6.5 assists this season.
Despite losing Antetokounmpo, the Bucks survived a third quarter in which they managed just 15 points as a team and held on to grab the 13-point win Tuesday. Patrick Beverley led Milwaukee with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Brook Lopez finished with 15 points.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 22 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Jaylen Brown added 14 points and 10 rebounds. The loss snapped a five-game win streak for Boston. The Celtics didn't shoot a single free throw the entire game.
The Bucks now hold a 48-31 record, which has them second in the Eastern Conference standings. The Celtics still hold a 14-game lead over the Bucks in the standings, however, and they've locked up the top seed in the conference. The Bucks have just three games left in the regular season.
While it's unclear how bad Antetokounmpo's injury is, it hit at about the worst possible time for the Bucks. If Antetokounmpo is out for any significant amount of time, with the playoffs starting next week, the Bucks could be trying to fight off a second consecutive first-round postseason exit.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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