The Milwaukee Bucks had some brutal luck during their playoff game on Sunday night.
Damian Lillard went down with a non-contact injury midway through the first quarter of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series between his Bucks and the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc. Lillard tried to push off to go for a rebound, but his leg gave out. He had the look of someone whose Achilles tendon had torn.
Non contact injury too.. I really hope it’s not his achilles 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/jP5IPFQJDN https://t.co/JgqSkVW0Jo
— De🅿️ressed Warriors Fan 💔 (@GoIdenState) April 28, 2025
Lillard was grabbing at his left Achilles tendon area after going down. He had to be helped off the court and put no weight on his left leg as he cleared out.
There was immediate widespread speculation that Lillard had torn his Achilles tendon. Reporter Chris Haynes stated shortly after the injury occurred that the Bucks feared Lillard had torn his left Achilles tendon.
Sources: The fear is Bucks star Damian Lillard suffered a left Achilles tear. Brutal circumstance after working himself back from a blood clot diagnosis that kept him out over a month. https://t.co/NgQtMpm0yE
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 28, 2025
This was only Lillard’s third game back after he had returned from a blood clot. While he got past the blood clot issue, now he has gone down with a brutal injury — something that won’t be easy to return from at age 34.
