The Milwaukee Bucks finally looked like the Milwaukee Bucks in dominating the second half of Game 4 to take a 107-96 win over the Brooklyn Nets and even the Eastern Conference semifinals series at 2-2.
The game got out of hand after Kyrie Irving injured his right ankle when he landed on Antetokounmpo’s foot after making a bucket midway through the second quarter. Antetokounmpo appeared to being coming in for a rebound opportunity and undercut Irving’s landing.
Of all his teammates, Irving’s name is most synonymous with that of All-Star LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, who spent 3 years with Irving, took to Twitter and reacted to seeing his former teammate go down during such as pivotal time in the series.
With the series between the Nets and Bucks knotted at two games apiece, the stage has been set for a pivotal Game 5 at Barclays Center.
The Brooklyn Nets will approach the injuries to Kyrie Irving and James Harden as isolated incidents and not let one impact the decision on when they will play.
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“I don’t want James to be rushed back,” Steve Nash said. “If he’s able to play next game or the game after, that’s fantastic. If he’s not, we don’t want to rush him back and jeopardize doing something worse or making this a long-term injury.”
Harden has been sidelined since June 5th with a right hamstring strain.
