Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics due to a left hamstring injury.
BOSTON – Two-time Bucks MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics with a hamstring injury The left was announced.
Antetokounmpo was not with the team for the photo session Wednesday morning and did not travel to Boston. He will rejoin the team in Milwaukee on Thursday, where the Bucks will play their second straight game against the Brooklyn Nets.
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Antetokounmpo He is having one of the best seasons of his career, averaging 30.8 points and 11.2 rebounds, while setting personal averages in both assists (6.4) and field goal percentage (61.6%).
This will be the second match in a row Antetokounmpo He will miss the match due to injury, and it is only the fifth match he will miss this season.
However, the Bucks have had some success without him Antetokounmpo In the lineup, he won three of four games, including a 140-129 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. In the four games he sits AntetokounmpoDamian Lillard is averaging 31.5 points per game, compared to 23.9 points in games with… Antetokounmpo this chapter.
The Bucks are in second place in the Eastern Conference standings, but they are ten games behind the Celtics, who enter Wednesday's match.