Giannis Antetokounmpo Returns Stronger Than Ever After Knee Injury Recovery

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo sustained a left knee injury with just under four minutes to go in the third quarter of the Bucks’ Sunday matchup with the Indiana Pacers : After rebounding a missed 3-pointer by Pacers center Jay Huff, Antetokounmpo brought the ball up the court himself, drove into the backtracking Huff, spun off him at the free-throw line and exploded to the basket for a two-handed dunk. When he came down, though, he landed awkwardly, with his left knee briefly buckling upon contact with the ground. As the Pacers inbounded the ball and play headed the other way, Antetokounmpo remained seated on the baseline before slowly getting to his feet.

He’d actually get another dunk seconds later, after a steal by Myles Turner and a length-of-the-court hit-ahead pass by Ryan Rollins found Antetokounmpo, who’d never crossed half-court, all by himself in the paint. [ Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem: Fill out brackets for your shot at $50K ] Antetokounmpo gingerly jogged back on defense after the dunks, and drew a foul on the Bucks’ next offensive possession, getting himself back to the line for his 12th and 13th free-throw attempts of the game. Just under a minute later, he’d check out of the game; he wouldn’t check back in, finishing with 31 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists in 23 minutes in a 134-123 Bucks win .

From Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : "Yeah, I think I hyperextended my knee," Antetokounmpo said. "I haven't seen the clip. I want to see the clip.

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