Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo will miss tonight’s Game 5 of the NBA Finals after being placed in the league’s health and safety protocols, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. Antetokounmpo is listed as out on the team’s injury report submitted this afternoon, adds Malika Andrews of ESPN (Twitter link).
The news should have little impact on the outcome, as Antetokounmpo has played a combined two minutes during the first four games of the series. He has been used sparingly throughout the playoffs after appearing in 57 regular season games and averaging 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per night.
The 28-year-old is in his second season with Milwaukee after coming to the NBA from Greece in 2019. He also was with the Knicks briefly during the 2015/16 season.
Will NOT miss him jumping around on the sidelines
he’s always right there to give giannis some words of encouragement, advise, or just hyping him up. it hurts them without him there.
Yes indeed
Worthless
Bucks are down their number 1 cheerleader for tonight
The Freak has has no contact with his brother? Really?
Dude wouldn’t even be on the team if he wasn’t Giannis’s brother. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a good basketball player in general, but is he even NBA worthy? Probably not.
The Knicks thought he was worth considering/fringy, perhaps a bit of a project, before cutting him. Are the last couple of players on any team’s bench “NBA worthy”? There’s a reason that even the best teams only play say 8 players in the playoffs.
So you’re telling me no one on the team was in contact with him?
All the traveling, film sessions, practices, etc.
STAY AWAY FROM GIANNIS!
Fantastic MIL won!!!
Just one more time, baby!
Giannis the new Finals MVP!
& that ladies & gentlemen is what all hoops fans want, so just let it happen!
sure, just ignore all the people rooting for PHX and all.
Sorry dude, didn’t realize anyone rooted for PHO, well done you the first I know, I am proud of you, even when Giannis lifts the Larry O’brien trophy in a couple of days!
That guy look like he just talks smack all game because of who his brother is