Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo misses remainder of Game 4 after reinjuring ankle

Tom Gatto

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Bucks big man Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out the remainder of his team's playoff game Sunday vs. the Heat after suffering another right ankle sprain in the first half.

The Greek Freak, who was questionable to start the game because of a sprain he suffered in Game 3 of the series, rolled his ankle again in Game 4 on a drive to the basket early in the second quarter.

He stayed in the game to shoot free throws and then went to the sideline to be examined. He later limped to the locker room.

The Bucks have confirmed Antetokounmpo won't return.

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Antetokounmpo scored 19 points in his 11 minutes, mostly on dribble drives to the basket.

Milwaukee, the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, avoided a second-round sweep by winning Game 4 118-115 in overtime. Game 5 will be Tuesday in the Orlando bubble. It is not known whether Antetokounmpo will be available.

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.