Milwaukee’s superstar forward suffered the noncontact injury during Tuesday night’s win over the Boston Celtics, and the team said he will will “receive daily treatment and evaluation.”
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had to be helped off the floor after suffering a left calf injury Tuesday that will sideline him for the final three games of the regular season. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the rest of the regular season with a left calf injury, the team announced Wednesday.
The two-time MVP will “receive daily treatment and evaluation” to address the injury. There is not yet a timetable for his return. The first round of the NBA playoffs is set to begin on April 20 and 21, giving Antetokounmpo less than two weeks to recover before potentially missing postseason action. Antetokounmpo, 29, suffered the noncontact injury during Milwaukee’s 104-91 home victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. With a little less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter, Antetokounmpo inbounded the basketball and began running up the court. After taking a few strides, he fell to the court and clutched the back of his left leg.
The Bucks took a timeout as Antetokounmpo remained seated on the court, and he was eventually able to limp to the locker room under his own power. Antetokounmpo did not return, finishing with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 29 minutes as Milwaukee snapped a four-game losing streak.“We were two minutes into a fog when first went down, players and coaches,” he said. “We kind of got out of it and went back to playing. … We’re just going to hope for the best.
Though the Bucks enter Wednesday’s action as the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed, they have staggered to the finish of an unexpectedly complicated season. Milwaukeeas coach after just 43 games, but the midseason shake-up didn’t pay immediate dividends. The Bucks are 13-10 since the all-star break under Rivers, including losses last week to the lottery-bound Washington Wizards, Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors.Antetokounmpo has averaged 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.
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