Giannis Antetokounmpo bloodied with cut near eye after accidental elbow
Giannis Antetokounmpo looked more like a boxer than a basketball player on Wednesday night.
Antetokounmpo was caught in the face by an accidental elbow from teammate Pat Connaughton late in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series between his Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.
Giannis got bloody cause of Pat Connaughton's elbow. pic.twitter.com/cXoqnXAeto
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The Bucks star did not seem to care about the cut and continued to play despite having a bloody face. He later got treated by the Bucks’ medical staff.
Cut me, Mick. #Giannis pic.twitter.com/XTUtdYx8B7
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The bloody face was a small price for Antetokounmpo to pay for the win. He had 40 points on 16/27 shooting and 11 rebounds. Milwaukee pulled away with a 110-107 win over Boston to take a 3-2 series lead.
“It’s been a rough couple games, but I’m good,” Antetokounmpo said during his postgame interview.
Antetokounmpo will have a day to rest before having a chance to clinch the series at home on Friday.
