The star power is gone in some cases, aching in others, and there's no question that injuries are becoming the story of this postseason. For Lillard — and now possibly Tatum, depending on what the MRI and other exams show — injuries could be part of the story next season as well.

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The Indiana Pacers enter the 2025 NBA playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and will start at home against the No. 5 Milwaukee Bucks, who won the season series between the teams 3-1. The Pacers (50-32) won seven of their last eight ...

The Milwaukee Bucks are at a crossroads. For nearly a decade, they’ve remained a postseason staple. That’s largely thanks to the brilliance of Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, the team’s 2025 offseason has arrived with less optimism than ever.

There was Toronto in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee ... to-back NBA titles, something no franchise has managed since Golden State did it in 2017 and 2018. The NBA playoffs start ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the first round of the 2023-24 playoffs with a calf injury, but is now healthy and playing at a high level. Since Damian Lillard's injury, Antetokounmpo has taken on a ...

Both teams are likely to have rough seasons moving forward, but the Suns have more to look back on in regret than the Bucks do because Milwaukee has a trophy.