Michael Carter-Williams feared the worst.
Late in the game against the Brooklyn Nets on Nov. 2 in New York, Carter-Williams slipped on the floor and immediately grabbed his lower left leg, writhing in pain.
The initial reaction for many longtime basketball observers was that the Bucks starting point guard had torn his Achilles tendon.
“I thought it was my Achilles at first, too,’’ Carter-Williams said Tuesday night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. “I heard a pop and that made me even more nervous. It scared me.’’
Fortunately for Carter-Williams, he didn’t damage his Achilles. But he didn’t suffer an ankle strain, either, as Bucks officials publicly stated and what has been listed in the team’s “Game Notes’’ that are distributed to the media.
Rather, Carter-Williams said he was told that he had torn his plantaris tendon, which is located near the Achilles. Carter-Williams said the Bucks medical staff had assured him it was a minor injury and, with rest, he could resume playing shortly.
“They told me it (the plantaris) isn’t really that important,’’ Carter-Williams said. “It sounds serious, but it’s really not.’’
