Bucks up 9 in the second, but Giannis fell on his right wrist and went back to the locker room. Obviously a much bigger issue than this game.
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I just love the 🦌’s are on TNT. Get to watch……loved the Celtics ☘️ game, a win in OT.
Shit. Giannis ruled out for the game with a right wrist injury.
Not good.
Bucks up 12, but who cares. If Giannis has a wrist injury that keeps him out 6-8 weeks the Bucks are cooked.
Just got home. Hope the injury isn't serious/long term.
Bucks will have trouble holding this lead tonight. Now missing 4 of their top 7 players (Giannis, Middleton, Connaughton, and Portis).
I really want Giannis to be ok. Forget for a second what he mean to the team’s playoff chances. I just like Giannis as a person, and this kind of injury would just crush him. He wants to be out there and it’s his teammates.
The city of Milwaukee just seems snake bitten when it comes to injuries. Yelich with the knee, Middleton last year.
Hopefully he’ll be okay. If it’s just a sprain, he can heal up over the ASB, and should be back in a week or more.
A break would be awful.
Even without Giannis, the Bucks are the superior team.
@MNPackman posted:Even without Giannis, the Bucks are the superior team.
But not without Giannis, Middleton, Connaughton, and Portis. You could argue they are now missing 5 of the 8 guys that will play in playoff games (add Crowder to those 4).
Holiday on the floor with
Mamu, Matthews, Beauchamp, and Ingles.
Not a typical rotation to say the least.
Yes they are. They will not lose this game.
@MichiganPacker posted:Holiday on the floor with
Mamu, Matthews, Beauchamp, and Ingles.
Not a typical rotation to say the least.
Now Bud replaces Ingles with Green. At least Wes is an actual NBA player.
Bucks got it 14, but Bulls have chipped it down to 9 with Holiday and Matthews out there with the Wisconsin Herd lineup
Bucks push it 12 to start the 4th. Green can't really guard anyone, but he sure can shoot. Brook at 31 points in 3 quarters. His career high is 39. That's definitely in play tonight.
What's the timeline for Portis coming back and for Crowder to suit up?
The bulls are just going through the motions.
Bucks push it 20 with Holiday resting. Jevon Carter takes over.
And Lopez is having maybe his best game as a Buck.
Bucks with a comfortable win without having to play Holiday in the 4th quarter.
@MNPackman posted:The bulls are just going through the motions.
Can you imagine how depressing it must be to be a fan of a team that is paying Zach LaVine and Vucevic a combined 60 million dollars a year. And that's on top of paying Lonzo Ball 20 million this year when he's still not recovered from injury.
They gave up Wendell Carter, Otto Porter, and 2 first round picks (one has already been used to select Franz Wagner) for Vucevic.
LaVine is basically another Bradley Beal or Trae Young. That is, he's a guy that will score 30, but give up 35, but people will think he's good and overpay him.
Any update on Giannis' wrist?
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The LaVine contract is awful. He’s signed for the next 3 years at almost 45M per season and he has a player option in 26/27 for 48M! Derozan is signed this year and next at 28M which is a bargain compared to LaVine. Vucevic is solid but he’s a free agent after this year and can certainly get another contract. Lonzo Ball is a major health issue.
The Bulls screwed up big time by not being sellers at the deadline. Derozan to the Lakers would have made perfect sense. Vucevic has an expiring deal so someone would have dealt for him.