Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard had surgical procedure on Friday to restore the left Achilles tendon he tore on Sunday in a playoff loss to Indiana Pacers.
Bucks mentioned Dr. Neal ElAttrache carried out the surgical procedure in Los Angeles, with session from staff orthopedic surgeon Dr. Carole Vetter.
Lillard was helped off the court docket halfway via the primary quarter of Bucks’ 129-103 loss in Sport 4 of their first-round playoff collection with Pacers. Bucks introduced on Monday that the seven-time all-NBA guard had torn his Achilles tendon.
Bucks performed with out Lillard in Sport 5 on Tuesday and misplaced 119-118 in additional time at Indiana, enabling Pacers to clinch the best-of-seven collection.
Lillard performed three video games in that collection as he made a remarkably quick return from deep vein thrombosis in his proper calf. Deep vein thrombosis is an irregular clot inside a vessel the place the congealing of blood blocks the move via on the way in which again to the center.
After lacking Bucks’ final 14 regular-season video games, Lillard was taken off blood-thinning medicine and cleared to renew full basketball exercise. Lillard missed Sport 1 of the Pacers collection to work his means again after which returned in Sport 2.
Lillard, 34, ranked tenth within the NBA in scoring (24.9) and assists (7.1) this season whereas incomes his ninth All-Star Sport choice.