MILWAUKEE (AP) -Heat center Jermaine O’Neal was helped off the court in the first quarter Friday night against Milwaukee after hyperextending his right knee.
O’Neal’s return is questionable. He was called for traveling with 5:20 left in the quarter and while Bucks center Primoz Brezec was nearby, the two didn’t appear to make contact.
O’Neal hopped awkwardly, took a half-step and fell to the court. After he briefly tried to sit up, Quentin Richardson and Dwyane Wade called urgently for the trainers.
The entire team and training staff surrounded O’Neal while a trainer bent and stretched O’Neal’s right knee.
After several minutes, O’Neal was helped to his feet and was putting some weight on his right leg. He went to the bench and rubbed the top of his leg with his knee brace pulled down.
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