Speaking after Wednesday’s win over the Pistons, Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said he believed the team had ruled out an Achilles injury for Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sustained an injury initially diagnosed as a calf strain, tweets Eric Nehm of The Athletic.
“I didn’t know what it was,” Rivers said (ESPN YouTube link). “I just wanted the trainers to attend to him.”
Antetokounmpo left the game after just three minutes with what appeared to be a non-contact injury. He was able to leave the court under his own power, limping first to the bench and then to the locker room.
Rivers confirmed that Antetokounmpo underwent an MRI, according to Nehm (via Twitter), and pushed back on the idea of the injury being non-contact.
“I thought the bump, if you watch, the bump drive, that’s what threw him off balance,” Rivers said, as relayed by Nehm (Twitter link). “He got bumped then and then somebody landed on top of him… and then it looked like no one was around but I thought it was the bump that threw him off balance.”
The team has yet to provide an official update on the injury.
Either they could have a trade set up or he is really breaking down bad. All of his injuries are lower body and he is 30yrs old. He is a great athlete but that agility is going to decline and he does not stretch the floor. He will be a great defensive player until he is done but offense will decline for any team looking to trade for him.
Yes he has hit his offensive peak. It’s why he probably won’t win another championship. He is to blame for only 1 Chip. He has signed his brothers and the bucks have done everything he has asked. Its on him. Crazy how he thinks going somewhere else will help. You are correct often hurt because he has no low post game. He will not age well and will need to be p&r player past 32
don’t think anyone is blaming him for a championship lol I’m elated he brought the Bucks a championship! I’ll support him regardless. he’s done so much for that city and organization.
LOL, blame him for 1 chip. Only a handful of teams have a won a ring in the last 30 years.
This Bucks team is not very good. Giannis and a ton of role players.
It was over when they resigned Middleton a year only to appease Giannis who was then impending FA. Then stupidly traded Holiday, their vocal leader and best defender.
“Blame” the front office not Giannis. That dude takes a beating in the lane and does not take a night enough.
Absurd. End of bench signings don’t move the needle as far as winning championships.
You say he’s hit his offensive peak as if that’s a bad thing – 29 10 and 6 is elite.
I never said he wasn’t great or a top 20 player in NBA history. What I said is blame him for only winning one championship. Goal is to win multiple championships. Giannis is often hurt and you can’t win getting hurt. He won one championship and pretty much the East and West was injured that year. Not his fault but we judge on multiple championship. The facts are the buks. Have tried to please him get player after player instead of being patient. He won in Middleton resign. He wanted wanted Damian Lillard even though he was cooked already. So yes he is too blame for only one championship. Again, that’s not diminishing or taking away the championship that he won.
I’m tired of having this conversation about sports teams with people who have never played. The end of the bench and chemistry does matter. You can not win a championship without the chemistry and cohesion of a team. You’re not going to get by in from players when you’re signing guys who shouldn’t make the team every player helps. I’ve been the 15th man, the 6th man a starter and the man of the team. Each man helps with there role. I don’t expect people who’ve never played serious competitive ball to understand that what goes into winning championships as well as having a team.
Lot of assumptions and a lot of patting yourself on the back. You made a dumb comment. Just own it, move on. Don’t point fingers at everyone else.
Buying…
What other end of the bench players could the Bucks have signed instead of Giannis’ brothers that would have brought them a championship?
Did they instead take their end-of-the-bench chemistry and cohesion talents elsewhere and bring championships to other teams?
@jumpshot
Did you not read the post I didn’t say the end of the bench player plays and helps on the court. Its a development spot and for a player coach or a player that will push players in practice. It’s also cohesion thing. If you don’t think players know when you have people on the team that don’t belong then never played when a team sport. Name one team that has ever won a championship that has used nepotism or some type of favoritism to add a player on the team? You can’t they always underachieve, because basketball is not NBA 2K we’re players don’t have emotion and chemistry. The main point is not saying giannis isn’t great. Giannis is definitely and to meet a top 25 player of all time. However he could have won more. That’s the point. You can’t blame the organization when they have accommodated everything that you’ve asked. Every player, every trade, everything the problem is is when players try to play GM, they’re actually really not that good at it and usually what I’ve heard hurting their own legacies. Jumpshot I appreciate the reply and you are correct on a few of your points. My main argument is it’s not all on the bucks. The other point is the way giannis plays without a post-up game post 32. I just don’t see him as a top NBA player. The way he plays is not sustainable and he will cause more injuries on his body.
@fredwise
I’m not going to respond. You provided no analysis of any type of actual basketball. Just you’re wrong so I don’t debate back and forth with people who don’t actually want to talk basketball.
That’s what Giannis’ brothers were.
You can’t fill their spots with an allstar – or even rotation players.
Nobody you’d sign instead of his brothers would have brought Milwaukee a championship.
“He is to blame for 1 championship”
Do you see how sick and delusional these people are?
Get well Giannis ……. Wemby is waiting………
What a duo that would be!
Never would happen Wemby wants to win as the man not team up with other MVPs. Plus there wouldn’t be as much spacing on the floor. His best chance is Boston Tatum or Brown. Or Cleveland but they would have to give up mobley and one other player.
Giannis, Tatum, and those shooters & defenders would be a hell of a squad.
I assume the Celtics would have to give up Brown and some of White Prichard or Hauser plus picks would be an interesting package to the Bucks.
If they could hang on to white or Prichard along with Walsh and Gonzo for defense I think the Celtics would be crazy not to do it.
Bucks fan since 93 living in Michigan. was listening to the game on the local radio on my way home and heard Rick Mahorn cheer that Giannis wasn’t coming back in the game
he literally said “let’s goooo!”. SO SATISFYING to rally and beat them. i was going to go to the Bucks game Saturday against the Pistons, but until i hear an apology from him, I’m not giving any money to the Pistons, that arena, etc. COMPLETELY unprofessional. who roots for someone getting injured? especially when that player is a face of the league.
You might quite literally be the only person on earth who feels this way.
Doc doesn’t understand cameras and replay? He wasn’t bumped. Is he lying about the Achilles part as well? The way Giannis was moving after he went down didn’t appear to be a major achilles incident. After Durant and Haliburton, I’d be quite careful with the recovery…