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.