The first round of the 2023 Playoffs has been amazing to watch so far. The opening games of all series’ have delivered entertaining basketball. but at a pretty bad cost.
Through the games on Sunday, four players have picked up injuries. These players are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyler Herro, Ja Morant, and Anthony Davis. Fans aren’t pleased to see their favorites go down in the playoffs.
Memphis' Ja Morant says his Game 2 availability is "in jeopardy" after a Game 1 hand injury.
Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves Game 1 against Miami with a lower back contusion.
Miami's Tyler Herro leaves the same game with a broken right hand.
Dispiriting NBA Sunday.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) April 16, 2023
The NBA 2K video game allows you to turn injuries off, a setting that fans would love to have in real life.
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One fan was quick to talk about Paul George also being out.
Plus Paul George ruled out…
— triplethread_NBA (@triplethreadNBA) April 16, 2023
Anthony Davis getting a minor stinger and returning to the game gave optimism to fans.
AD got hurt but he’s a Saiyan so he only got better from it pic.twitter.com/0jDtNHlMPI
— Laker Ace (@LakerLegend95) April 16, 2023
Some fans lamented playoff games being decided because of injuries.
Just how the playoffs go! Injuries decide stuff most years
— Brock (@AgentZero_98340) April 16, 2023
A fan mocked Zion Williamson.
Zion would miss a full season
— texasbruin67 (@texasbruin67) April 16, 2023
Some fans were worried about restricted area charges given how Giannis and Morant injured themselves.
Is it time to get restricted area charges out of the game?
— Ian Ramos (@HardlyRamos) April 16, 2023
Another fan tried focusing on the positives.
More opportuniy for other players to write their stories
— Timber style (@robinhoodjr24) April 16, 2023
Giannis injured his back when Kevin Love slid under him on a drive attempt, Tyler Herro is expected to miss the playoffs with a broken hand, Morant took a bad fall and is not optimistic about playing in Game 2, while Anthony Davis suffered a shoulder stinger that caused him to be on the bench for extended periods of time.
With players like Paul George, Jaden McDaniels, and more also hurt, these playoffs seem to be taking victims with it.
Will This Be A Repeat Of 2021?
The 2021 Playoffs are notorious for how injuries essentially ruined almost every marquee matchup. The Bucks vs. Nets series saw Brooklyn lose out on Kyrie Irving and James Harden in a highly anticipated matchup. The Lakers blew a 2-1 first-round lead after Anthony Davis got hurt, and Kawhi Leonard ended up tearing his ACL in the second round against the Jazz.
Thankfully, these injuries aren’t serious enough to make anyone miss a lot of time outside Herro’s hand fracture on the 8th-seeded Heat. Giannis’ x-rays came back negative and AD finished off the game against the Grizz. Morant’s status is still unclear, so we’ll see if he plays in Game 2.
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