Giannis Antetokounmpo is reportedly unlikely to play when the Milwaukee Bucks open the NBA play-offs. (More NBA News)
The Bucks expect to be without Antetokounmpo for the start of their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, according to 🐲Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN on Tuesday.
The 🌳two-time league MVP will continue to go through treatment on his left cal𒈔f strain, and the team remains hopeful he'll be able to take the court at some point during the series against the sixth-seeded Pacers.
Game 1 tips off Sunday in Milwaukee.
Antetokounmpo missed the final three games of the regular seas♒on after he strained his left calf in the third quarter of Milwaukee's 104-91 win over the NBA-best Boston Celtics on April 9.
It was a non-contact injury for Antetokoဣunmpo, who was heading up the court when he awkwardly went down grabbing his left calf.
An MRI later confirmed it was a calf strain.
The eight-time All-Star is coming off another outstanding season, ranking second in the NBA in scoring with an avera🍸ge of 30.4 points per game and sixt🧸h in rebounding at 11.5 boards per game.
The Bucks lost two of the final three games of the season wit💞h Antetokounmpo injured to slip from second place in the Eastern Conference to the third seed.
On the seasꦓon, the Bucks went 4-5 in games he missed and 45-28 in games he🌌 played.
Makin🔥g matters even more difficult for Milwauke🌳e is the Pacers went 4-1 against the Bucks in the 2023-24 regular season.
