Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo limped out of his side’s extra time win in opposition to the Miami Heat.
Antetokounmpo, heading in the right direction to win his second consecutive NBA MVP award this season, reinjured his sprained correct ankle inside the second interval on Sunday.
Nonetheless the Bucks went on to win 118-115, avoiding a four-game sweep inside the best-of seven Japanese Conference semi-final.
Antetokounmpo had made a strong start with 19 components in 11 minutes of the first quarter.
He had injured his ankle inside the third quarter of the third sport nevertheless he was declared match after ending a warm-up on Sunday.
He was averaging 27.6 components and 15.zero rebounds in eight play-off video video games sooner than Sunday.
Sport six will occur on Thursday with Miami 3-1 ahead.