Damian Lillard left Game 4 of the Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks playoff series midway through the first quarter after suffering an apparent left leg injury. Chris Haynes is reporting Lillard tore his Achilles tendon, which would rule him out for the rest of the playoffs and beyond.

He fell to the court while chasing a long rebound and didn’t get up until Brook Lopez committed a foul on the Pacers’ next play with 5:57 remaining. He was immediately taken to the locker room.

Chris Haynes reported Lillard will not return the rest of the game: “Injury potentially severe,” he posted on X. TNT confirmed Lillard was out.

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Lillard missed the last month of the regular season with a blood clot in his right leg, but the Bucks won their final eight regular-season games to earn the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference.

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Lillard returned to the lineup in Game 2 of the series. He averaged 10.5 points and 6.0 assists, including 18.8% 3-pointers, in Games 2 and 3. In Game 4, he was 0-of-2 shooting with 2 rebounds and 2 assists.