MILWAUKEE — For all the players and coaches who have enjoyed their time in the playoffs over the years against Mike Budenholzer, Kyrie Irving is not one of them.
Ankle bones are not supposed to touch the floor, ever, but Irving’s did when he landed after a jump shot on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s foot in the second quarter of the Brooklyn Nets’ 107-96 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of this Eastern Conference semifinal.
Irving’s foot folded all the way under him, and so did any momentum the Nets had left in this series that is now tied and headed back to Brooklyn for Game 5 on Tuesday.
