Doc Rivers shared a concerning quote regarding Damian Lillard’s injury.
Lillard aggravated an Achilles tendon injury at the end of regulation during his Milwaukee Bucks’ 121-118 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. That came after Lillard had already appeared to hurt his knee earlier in the game.
Lillard played in the overtime period, but he didn’t even attempt a shot for his Bucks.
After the defeat, Milwaukee head coach Rivers said that Lillard was “really struggling” and just a decoy in OT.
“Honestly, Dame was really struggling. In the overtime, he literally said, ‘I’ll be the decoy. I just can’t go as far as explosion.’ So I thought Dame just being out there was huge for us,” Rivers said after the game.