Sources: Bucks want to end Giannis Antetokounmpo’s season
The Bucks want to end Giannis Antetokounmpo’s season for the remainder of it, after his latest injury and given the decrease in his playoff chances; However, the two-time NBA MVP wants to play again.
The Milwaukee Bucks want to end Giannis Antetokounmpo’s season for the rest of it, after his last injury and given the decrease in his postseason chances; However, the two-time NBA MVP has rejected the team’s requests and wants to play again, sources told AM850’s Shams Charania.
The Bucks announced Tuesday that Giannis Antetokounmpo He would be sidelined due to a left knee injury, the latest physical setback in an injury-plagued season for the 10-time All-Star.
The Milwaukee team did not provide an estimated time frame for the return of Giannis Antetokounmpobut sources told Charania that he would miss at least a week due to hyperextension and a bone bruise in his knee.
Both parties held multiple meetings in the last 24 hours; However, Antetokounmpo has remained firm in his position to return to the court this season, under the premise that he is not at risk of suffering a major injury, sources revealed to AM850.
Antetokounmpo, 31, fell badly after dunking during the third quarter of Sunday’s home game against the Indiana Pacers. Although the player felt he could continue playing despite the injury, the Bucks decided to sit him for the rest of the game.
Milwaukee (28-40) is in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, 6 and a half games behind the Charlotte Hornets, who hold 10th place and the final *play-in* tournament berth.
Antetokounmpo has missed a career-high 32 games this season. He has had to serve long periods of absence due to muscle strains in his right calf. The Bucks’ record is 11-21 in games in which Antetokounmpo has not been part of the lineup this season, and 17-19 in those in which he has played.
The Athletic was the first to report, this Wednesday, that the Bucks had approached Antetokounmpo to raise the possibility of ending their season.
