Giannis received IV fluids after Game 4 which forced him to the post-game press conference and any possible interview with the media.

Credit: AP Photo/Marta Lavandier - Scanpix
Credit AP Photo/Marta Lavandier - Scanpix

After missing Games 2 and 3 with a lower back injury, Giannis Antetokounmpo toughed it out and played in Game 4 against the Miami Heat but it was not enough to bring home the victory.

Player of the Game
Jimmy  Butler
EFF
55
Jimmy Butler
Points 56
Accuracy 19-28
Rebounds 9
Assists 2

Following the Game 4 loss, Giannis did not do any interviews with the media nor attend the post-game press conference. According to Shams Charania from The Athletic, the Milwaukee Bucks superstar was receiving intravenous (IV) fluids through an injection in the locker.

In a 114-119 loss, Giannis finished the game with a triple-double of 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists.

Antetokounmpo went down with the injury in Game 1 of the 1st Round series. With 4 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Giannis drove to the basket and was stopped with a foul by Kevin Love. The Greek Freak tried to score on the play but landed with full force on his lower back.

Giannis continued to play for two more minutes but was subbed off with 1:46 to go in the first quarter. The Bucks later announced that their superstar forward would not come back to the game.

With the Los Angeles Lakers leading the series 3-1 against the Memphis Grizzlies, it is the first time when multiple 7th or 8th seeds have a 3-1 lead in the 1st Round of NBA Playoffs since seeding began in the 1980s.

Game 5 between the Bucks and the Heat is scheduled for Wednesday night at 9:30 EST.

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Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
49%
43/87
Field goals
43%
42/97
54
Rebounds
53
21
Assists
28
9
Steals
10
80%
20/25
Free throws
85%
17/20
16
Turnovers
14

Best players

Jimmy  Butler
56 PTS
19/28 FG
15/18 FT
Brook  Lopez
36 PTS
13/23 FG
6/6 FT
Miami Heat
Few players
9 REB
Brook  Lopez
11 REB
4 DREB
7 OREB
Gabe  Vincent
8 As
5 TO
29 MIN
Giannis  Antetokounmpo
13 As
6 TO
38 MIN
Jimmy  Butler
55 EFF
80% 2P%
38% 3P%
Brook  Lopez
38 EFF
56% 2P%
57% 3P%