Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo Gets Concerning Injury Update Ahead of Greece-Puerto Rico
Milwaukee Bucks news: Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece are making their final preparations ahead of their upcoming trip to Paris for the upcoming Olympics later this month.
The national team got a little bit of bad news on the Giannis front recently, though, after an injury has forced the former NBA MVP to sit out their upcoming tune-up game against Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
Mar 13, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) shoots the ball against Sacramento Kings power forward Harrison Barnes (40) during the third quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Reporter Harris Stavrou of SPORT24 broke the news on Monday, revealing that Antetokounmpo was unable to travel with the squad for their upcoming exhibition contest:
“Giannis Antetokounmpo is OUT for tomorrow’s game against Puerto Rico because of an illness. The Greek Freak didn’t travel to Thessaloniki with the team,” Stavrou reported on X, formerly Twitter.
The nature of the illness was not disclosed, but it does not sound like this is a serious concern. At this point, it does not seem like this knock will have an impact on Antetokounmpo’s availability for the Olympics.