Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a lower back contusion

Giannis Antetokounmpo was forced to stop during game 1 of the match between his Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat.

The player fell heavily to the ground at the beginning of the game, then tried to return for a few seconds in the second quarter. After that, the announcement of the stoppage came, which is currently being described as a lower back contusion.

Bucks’ superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (lower back contusion) will not return to Game 1 of Bucks-Heat, per @ShamsCharania.

Giannis sustained the injury on this collision with Kevin Love in the 1st quarter 🤕pic.twitter.com/ep8RFTvVfD

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