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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks walks on the court during a break in the fourth quarter of the championship game of the Emirates NBA Cup against the Oklahoma City Thunder at T-Mobile Arena on December 17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller, Getty Images/AFP 

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 17: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks walks on the court during a break in the fourth quarter of the championship game of the Emirates NBA Cup against the Oklahoma City Thunder at T-Mobile Arena on December 17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bucks defeated the Thunder 97-81. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.   Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Milwaukee Bucks v Oklahoma City Thunder: Championship - Emirates NBA Cup 2024

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739131540843AFP__20241218__2190483487__v1__HighRes__MilwaukeeBucksVOklahomaCityThunderChampionsh.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks walks on the court during a break in the fourth quarter of the championship game of the Emirates NBA Cup against the Oklahoma City Thunder at T-Mobile Arena on December 17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller, Getty Images/AFP "/>Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks walks on the court during a break in the fourth quarter of the championship game of the Emirates NBA Cup against the Oklahoma City Thunder at T-Mobile Arena on December 17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller, Getty Images/AFP </div>WASHINGTON -- Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo, sidelined by a left calf strain, will miss the NBA All-Star Game and Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Sunday he is unlikely to play before that.The 30-year-old Greek forward has been out for the past week and Rivers confirmed Antetokounmpo will not play in next Sunday&#x27;s NBA All-Star event and that he isn&#x27;t expected to play before then either.&quot;We&#x27;ve just been monitoring it and it just hasn&#x27;t improved enough for us to play him,&quot; Rivers said. &quot;If this was a playoff game, would he play? Probably yes. But this is not and we want to make sure he&#x27;s playing in the playoffs.&quot;We would love to have him but you&#x27;ve still got to be smart. At the end of the day, I think it&#x27;s more important to get him healthy.&quot;Antetokounmpo missed his fourth consecutive game on Sunday when the Bucks faced Philadelphia and the streak is likely to reach six when the Bucks face Golden State on Monday and Minnesota on Wednesday.Rivers said they hope he will be back for Milwaukee&#x27;s first game after the All-Star break, which is February 20 at home against the Los Angeles Clippers.Antetokounmpo ranks second in the NBA with an average of 31.8 points a game and also averages 12.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.3 blocked shots a game.Without him in the lineup this season, the Bucks have gone 4-5.At 27-23, the Bucks rank fifth in the Eastern Conference, having lost six of their past eight starts.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo, sidelined by a left calf strain, will miss the NBA All-Star Game and Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Sunday he is unlikely to play before that.

Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo, sidelined by a left calf strain, will miss the NBA All-Star Game and Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Sunday he is unlikely to play before that.

Giannis to miss NBA All-Star Game due to calf strain

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Giannis to miss NBA All-Star Game due to calf strain

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