We go back to the fourth game of the Eastern Conference finals. Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered from severe hyperextension in his left knee that made us hold our breath. Incredibly, and after the enormous initial shock of foreshadowing a serious injury, he was left in a fright. The Greek Freak he continued to play the playoffs and led the Bucks to their first ring in 50 years. The Milwaukee star put in a lot of effort, one that was certainly worth it but one that has its repercussions in the present. The training camp for the 2021-22 course begins and the Greek is not one hundred percent.
In his native Greece, Antetokounmpo appeared on television to reveal that the injury suffered caused him a lot of pain last postseason; so much so that he admits that “he shouldn’t have played the first game of the Finals and that his joint still hurts.” Such sensations have been confirmed by himself on Media Day; that yes, it also emphasizes that it is simply a matter of being cautious.
“I feel good. Obviously I have to do my treatment as usual, take care of my body and just manage it. There is no rush at this time. I am ready to be with my companions, but if I feel pain again or there is any other sign, I just have to listen to my body. When you feel pain, it is your body that tells you. It is protecting you. You cannot go further. I’ve played through the pain, but I don’t think now is the time to take a chance. We are at a very early point in the season, but at the end of the day, I feel good physically and mentally. I will do everything I have to do to be one hundred percent “, he concludes.
Giannis’s set-up will be taken as a day to day. There has been nothing so far to indicate that he will not be in the opening game against the Brooklyn Nets on October 19, but the fact that he is still in pain and that he did not participate in the first five on five (information fromEric Nehm de The Athletic) makes us have to be vigilant.
«If necessary it would be today at five against five. Tomorrow I don’t know what will happen. If I wake up and my body feels good enough to get through this media day, go back to the gym, work out, and my body still feels good, then yes, I will be five on five. But we’ll see. We’ll see how I wake up tomorrow. You have to observe how my body feels, “he says.
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