He went straight to the locker room once he made it to his feet, and didn't return to the game.
Nash added that he doesn't want Irving's injury to put any pressure on Harden to return before he's ready.While he's improved to the point of doing on-court work there's still a "gap to make up" before he's able to go full speed in a playoff game.Â
"If he's able to play next game or the game after, that's fantastic
If he's not, we don't want to rush him back and jeopardize doing something worse or making this a long-term injury."
We want to make sure that we continue to play our type of game," Pat Connaughton said
Barring some sort of miraculous recovery from Harden or Irving, the Bucks should be favorites at this point to return to the Eastern Conference finals for the second time in three seasons