Giannis injures his groin and will undergo an MRI

Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves the Bucks’ game against the Cavaliers due to groin discomfort and will undergo an MRI

CLEVELAND — The star of the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, abandonment he game in it second quarter of the defeat on Monday by 118-106 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, due to one distension in the left groin.

Antetokounmpo began complaining about his groin and limped through the defense before fouling out and heading to the Bucks locker room with 3:03 left in the second quarter. He was ruled out for the rest of the game after the break.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers stated after the game that the groin injury began to bother Antetokounmpo as early as the first quarter, and that he will undergo an MRI on Tuesday.

“He didn’t look good, I can tell you that,” Rivers said. “Tomorrow we will know more.”

He scored 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting from the field, as well as 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 13 minutes during the first half.

“He grabbed him in the first quarter, I asked him and he told me nothing was wrong,” Rivers said. “Then, I think, he grabbed it again and said nothing was wrong. Then the third time was when it happened, but I think it happened before, in my opinion.”

Antetokounmpo has had one of the best starts to the season of his career. He averages 32.6 points on 63% shooting from the field, 11.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists in his first 12 games this season.

The Bucks fell to 8-7 after Monday’s loss, and are 1-1 in games Antetokounmpo has missed this season. On Monday night, Rivers was already preparing a possible game plan in case Antetokounmpo couldn’t play.

“We have work to do,” Rivers said. “There’s always something positive… I don’t know what it is. The situation doesn’t look good right now. If (Kevin Porter Jr.) and Giannis don’t play, that’s not good for our team, but we’ll find someone or some strategy that will give us results later on. And that’s the stretch we’re about to go through. We’ll be ready.”