US EditionBucks have no timetable on when Giannis Antetokounmpo might return from right calf strain
- Doc Rivers confirmed Monday that Giannis Antetokounmpo has a right calf strain with no timetable, though the injury is expected to sideline him four to six weeks.
- During the game against Denver, Giannis Antetokounmpo had his right calf wrapped, exited after saying `At the end, when it popped, I had to get out,` and previously missed eight games from Dec. 5-26 with a right calf strain.
- Statistically, Antetokounmpo has averaged 28 points, 10 rebounds and 5.6 assists over 30 games, while the Bucks hold an 18-26 record and are 15-15 with him but 3-11 without him this season.
- Reporting from Henry Abbott says Rich Paul, CEO of Klutch Sports, is angling to represent Giannis who was close to firing longtime agent Alex Saratsis, while Marc Stein says multiple teams hope to deal before the Feb. 5 trade deadline amid NBPA seven-day waiting period rules.
- Faced with options, the Milwaukee Bucks could shut Giannis Antetokounmpo down to improve top draft pick odds or trade him now, accelerating a reset with timing uncertain.
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NBA Insider Suggests Giannis Antetokounmpo Has Played His Last Game for Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo stands as the defining figure in Milwaukee Bucks history, a franchise icon who carried the organization to its first NBA title in five decades. Now, a startling claim from a prominent NBA insider has cast uncertainty over whether Bucks fans have already seen the last of him in a Milwaukee uniform, per Athlon Sports.The Bucks sit 11th in the Eastern Conference with an 18–26 record, far from the expectations set before the se…
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Independent EspañolBy STEVE MEGARGEE MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo’s potential return date to the Bucks of Milwaukee, with the eaves recovering from a tension in the calf that the player himself had advanced could keep out of play for four to six weeks. Two times MVP also said, after the Bucks’ defeat by 102-100 to Denver on Friday, that an MRI would determine whether he was suffering from a distension in the calf or in the soleum of his right leg. Bucks …
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