Giannis Antetokounmpo Ruled Out of Game 4 Against Hawks with Knee Injury

Antetokounmpo fell to the ground after he hyperextended his left knee early in the third quarter.

Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo left Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Hawks with an apparent injury to his left knee. He did not return to Tuesday night's game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (left knee hyperextension) will not return tonight.

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) June 30, 2021

ESPN's Malika Andrews reported that Antetokounmpo is expected to undergo further imaging on his left knee on Wednesday. 

Antetokounmpo fell to the ground after he hyperextended his left knee when colliding with Atlanta's Clint Capela early in the third quarter. He was helped off the court and went to the locker room with the team trainer and his brother and teammate, Thanasis Antetokounmpo. 

Bucks can't put Giannis back in. No way to definitively know what he did to that knee and this game is already slipping away. Live to fight in Game 5 -- and hope Giannis is OK.

— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) June 30, 2021

Prayers up for Giannis 🙏🏾pic.twitter.com/Wz69bjRR0t

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 30, 2021

Antetokounmpo retuned to the sidelines a few minutes later.

Immediately following Antetokounmpo's injury, the Hawks went on a 15-2 scoring run. 

The five-time all-star forward finished the game with 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes.