Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss his first sport of the season when the Milwaukee Bucks go to the Toronto Raptors tonight. Antetokounmpo is not taking part in on account of damage administration. He’s coping with a calf damage, as per the Bucks report. The 2-time MVP had been carrying the load for the group within the Bucks’ previous couple of video games.
Damian Lillard missed two video games due to a calf damage earlier than returning of their final outing towards the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks had a day without work between video games however nonetheless determined to provide Antetokounmpo some relaxation forward of a grueling schedule as they play thrice in 4 days between Friday and Monday.
Milwaukee additionally had Lillard and Khris Middleton accessible, so it was a perfect time to relaxation Giannis. That provides them an opportunity to deal with the NBA’s participant participation coverage with the opposite stars on the ground. Middleton is anticipated to overlook video games incessantly due to his personal damage struggles, leaving Antetokounmpo with few alternatives to handle his workload.
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Andre Jackson Jr. will substitute Giannis Antetokounmpo tonight, who was a game-time determination.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence will assist Damian Lillard discover his grove
The Milwaukee Bucks will miss Giannis Antetokounmpo huge time towards the Toronto Raptors. It will likely be their first sport with out the ‘Greek Freak,’ which implies they’ll miss his 29.5 factors and 9.5 rebounds a sport contribution to go together with his 1.3 blocks. Their subsequent finest scorer is Damian Lillard, with 22.8 factors.
Nevertheless, his tenure in Milwaukee has been underwhelming. The previous Rookie of the Yr hasn’t shot the ball nicely, changing solely 37.0% area objectives, together with 26.9% of his 3-point makes an attempt. Antetokounmpo’s absence is unlucky, however it additionally gives an opportunity for Lillard to rediscover his kind.
He will not must trouble about deferring to his co-star. The upper utilization fee will permit him to settle towards a tough opposition. Dame should work out a technique to deviate from the Toronto Raptors’ defensive stress. He’ll face aggressive protection from Darko Rajakovic’s group with out Giannis Antetokounmpo. It will likely be intriguing to see if the ex-Path Blazer makes essentially the most of his alternative.
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