MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard had surgery Friday to repair the he tore Sunday in a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers.
The Bucks said Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the surgery in Los Angeles, with consultation from team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Carole Vetter.
Lillard was midway through the first quarter of the Bucks’ in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series with the Pacers. The Bucks announced Monday that the seven-time all-NBA guard had
The Bucks played without Lillard in Game 5 on Tuesday and at Indiana, enabling the Pacers to clinch the best-of-seven series.
Lillard played three games in that series as he made a from deep vein thrombosis in his right calf. is an abnormal clot within a vessel where the congealing of blood blocks the flow through on the way back to the heart.
After missing the Bucks' last 14 regular-season games, Lillard was taken off blood-thinning medication and cleared to resume full basketball activity. Lillard missed Game 1 of the Pacers series to work his way back and then
Lillard, 34, ranked 10th in the NBA in scoring (24.9) and assists (7.1) this season while earning his ninth All-Star Game selection.
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