Giannis Antetokounmpo out at least one-to-two weeks?
Shams Charania: Calves are undeniably tricky and these type of strains have timetable of at least one-to-two weeks. But rehab will determine a length of time for the two-time NBA MVP.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
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Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
NBA scoring leaders over the past month:
1. Jalen Brunson: 32.9
2. Luka Doncic: 30.6
3. Joel Embiid: 30.0
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 28.8
5. Nikola Jokic: 28.1
6. Jayson Tatum: 27.4
7. LeBron James: 26.3
8. Anthony Edwards: 26.2
“bRuNsOn iS nOt a 1A dUdE” – 9:34 AM
NBA scoring leaders over the past month:
1. Jalen Brunson: 32.9
2. Luka Doncic: 30.6
3. Joel Embiid: 30.0
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 28.8
5. Nikola Jokic: 28.1
6. Jayson Tatum: 27.4
7. LeBron James: 26.3
8. Anthony Edwards: 26.2
“bRuNsOn iS nOt a 1A dUdE” – 9:34 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Our story on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injury from last night has been updated to reflect our latest reporting.
At @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/5404588/2024/0… – 8:30 AM
Our story on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injury from last night has been updated to reflect our latest reporting.
At @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/5404588/2024/0… – 8:30 AM
Chris Forsberg @ChrisForsberg_
🎙 POSTGAME POD 79
Not much to take from Celtics trip to Milwaukee … but did like Jaylen Brown’s defense on Giannis.
NBA tracking: 0 points, 0-1 FG, 1 TO in 4:03 matchup time, 18.1 possessions.
🎧 bit.ly/CelticsTalk pic.twitter.com/OtbPNktlXy – 8:18 AM
🎙 POSTGAME POD 79Not much to take from Celtics trip to Milwaukee … but did like Jaylen Brown’s defense on Giannis.
NBA tracking: 0 points, 0-1 FG, 1 TO in 4:03 matchup time, 18.1 possessions.
🎧 bit.ly/CelticsTalk pic.twitter.com/OtbPNktlXy – 8:18 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Giannis Antetokounmpo has avoided damage to his left Achilles tendon – a best-case outcome after getting injured during the win over Boston Celtics #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 8:03 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo has avoided damage to his left Achilles tendon – a best-case outcome after getting injured during the win over Boston Celtics #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 8:03 AM
Alex Raskin @RaskinDailyMail
Giannis Antetokounmpo ‘did NOT rupture his Achilles, MRI reveals’ after the Milwaukee #Bucks star went down with a non-contact injury in win over Boston: Former MVP’s return depends on ‘treatment and rehab’ mol.im/a/13292527 via @MailSport – 8:03 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo ‘did NOT rupture his Achilles, MRI reveals’ after the Milwaukee #Bucks star went down with a non-contact injury in win over Boston: Former MVP’s return depends on ‘treatment and rehab’ mol.im/a/13292527 via @MailSport – 8:03 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo avoided damage to his left Achilles tendon sportando.basketball/en/milwaukee-b… – 8:00 AM
Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo avoided damage to his left Achilles tendon sportando.basketball/en/milwaukee-b… – 8:00 AM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Huge sigh of relief for the #Bucks, who have a cushion on 2 with the NYK tiebreaker and even if they do drop, it wouldn’t be the worst thing for them with MIA/PHI looming at 7. Then again..IND hasn’t been kind to them either. Giannis, regardless, has a good week or two until POs. – 7:40 AM
Huge sigh of relief for the #Bucks, who have a cushion on 2 with the NYK tiebreaker and even if they do drop, it wouldn’t be the worst thing for them with MIA/PHI looming at 7. Then again..IND hasn’t been kind to them either. Giannis, regardless, has a good week or two until POs. – 7:40 AM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Good news out of Milwaukee 🙏🙏
But Giannis will miss the rest of the regular season – including the Bucks two games vs. Orlando pic.twitter.com/rL0a9a3mJF – 7:38 AM
Good news out of Milwaukee 🙏🙏
But Giannis will miss the rest of the regular season – including the Bucks two games vs. Orlando pic.twitter.com/rL0a9a3mJF – 7:38 AM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo has avoided damage to his left Achilles tendon – a best-case outcome – and his return to play is based on treatment and rehab response for strained calf, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/MN2ZFpP6gv – 7:34 AM
Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo has avoided damage to his left Achilles tendon – a best-case outcome – and his return to play is based on treatment and rehab response for strained calf, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/MN2ZFpP6gv – 7:34 AM
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Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Luka Doncic breaks Dallas Mavericks record, Nikola Jokic dominates Utah Jazz, while Giannis Antetokounmpo got injured in a historic game with only two free throws #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 5:09 AM
Luka Doncic breaks Dallas Mavericks record, Nikola Jokic dominates Utah Jazz, while Giannis Antetokounmpo got injured in a historic game with only two free throws #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 5:09 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo strained his left calf sportando.basketball/en/milwaukee-b… – 2:41 AM
Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo strained his left calf sportando.basketball/en/milwaukee-b… – 2:41 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Giannis has a left calf strain. Hope he returns as soon as possible 🙏🏻
pic.twitter.com/KnEAZTWx8b – 12:41 AM
Giannis has a left calf strain. Hope he returns as soon as possible 🙏🏻
pic.twitter.com/KnEAZTWx8b – 12:41 AM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
BSJ Game Report: Bucks 104, Celtics 91 – Lackluster C’s go cold in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo injured bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/04/10/bsj… – 12:25 AM
BSJ Game Report: Bucks 104, Celtics 91 – Lackluster C’s go cold in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo injured bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/04/10/bsj… – 12:25 AM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo exits #Bucks -Celtics game with non-contact left leg injury jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 11:52 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo exits #Bucks -Celtics game with non-contact left leg injury jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 11:52 PM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
The Heat, Sixers, and Pacers all win, but a potential serious Giannis injury would bring different meaning to a first-round series against the Bucks, @TheAthleticNBA theathletic.com/live-blogs/nba… – 10:45 PM
The Heat, Sixers, and Pacers all win, but a potential serious Giannis injury would bring different meaning to a first-round series against the Bucks, @TheAthleticNBA theathletic.com/live-blogs/nba… – 10:45 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
NYK has BOS, BKN & CHI to finish season. ORL has MIL, PHI, MIL. In addition to ORL games, MIL has OKC on Fri. CLE closes with MEM, IND, CHA. ORL & MIL have tie-breaker over NYK. NYK has tie-breaker over CLE. Obviously, so much swings in East on health of Giannis Antetokounmpo. – 10:40 PM
NYK has BOS, BKN & CHI to finish season. ORL has MIL, PHI, MIL. In addition to ORL games, MIL has OKC on Fri. CLE closes with MEM, IND, CHA. ORL & MIL have tie-breaker over NYK. NYK has tie-breaker over CLE. Obviously, so much swings in East on health of Giannis Antetokounmpo. – 10:40 PM
Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
New on InStreetClothes: Understanding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Soleus Strain: instreetclothes.com/2024/04/09/und… – 10:38 PM
New on InStreetClothes: Understanding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Soleus Strain: instreetclothes.com/2024/04/09/und… – 10:38 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Damian Lillard missed games last season with a soleus calf muscle injury. On what it feels like: “That s– hurt. And it made sense that [was Giannis’ reaction].”
“When I did it I started to walk and it was just that painful, the muscle can’t handle it. It’s a weird feeling.” – 10:37 PM
Damian Lillard missed games last season with a soleus calf muscle injury. On what it feels like: “That s– hurt. And it made sense that [was Giannis’ reaction].”
“When I did it I started to walk and it was just that painful, the muscle can’t handle it. It’s a weird feeling.” – 10:37 PM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Considering Giannis’ overall durability it sucks how much injuries have factored into the Bucks’ playoffs since the bubble:
2020: Missed last 1.5 games of Heat series (ankle)
2021: Nearly died against Hawks (knee)
2023: Missed 2.5 games of Heat series (back)
2024: ??? – 10:10 PM
Considering Giannis’ overall durability it sucks how much injuries have factored into the Bucks’ playoffs since the bubble:
2020: Missed last 1.5 games of Heat series (ankle)
2021: Nearly died against Hawks (knee)
2023: Missed 2.5 games of Heat series (back)
2024: ??? – 10:10 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said Giannis Antetokounmpo will undergo an MRI & Achilles test.
“So, we’re just gonna hope for the best.” – 9:57 PM
#Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said Giannis Antetokounmpo will undergo an MRI & Achilles test.
“So, we’re just gonna hope for the best.” – 9:57 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Doc Rivers on the concern level with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s left calf injury:
“That’s a good question. High. But he’s Giannis. I think everyone probably feels the same way as I do right now. We’re just going hope for the best.” – 9:55 PM
Doc Rivers on the concern level with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s left calf injury:
“That’s a good question. High. But he’s Giannis. I think everyone probably feels the same way as I do right now. We’re just going hope for the best.” – 9:55 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves game after scary-looking no-contact calf strain
nbcsports.com/nba/news/giann… – 9:55 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves game after scary-looking no-contact calf strain
nbcsports.com/nba/news/giann… – 9:55 PM
Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
Re: Giannis: The soleus is a part of the calf muscle complex. The average time lost for strains specified as a soleus injury is ~17 days (6 games). Other players to suffer soleus strains include Giannis’ brother Thanasis and teammate Damian Lillard. – 9:51 PM
Re: Giannis: The soleus is a part of the calf muscle complex. The average time lost for strains specified as a soleus injury is ~17 days (6 games). Other players to suffer soleus strains include Giannis’ brother Thanasis and teammate Damian Lillard. – 9:51 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Team says it’s a calf strain for Giannis. Seeing where he grabbed initially closer to the knee wouldn’t be consistent with an Achilles. But any muscle strain you’re probably looking at around 2 weeks minimum for a return time. That’s about what it was for Luka in ’22. – 9:42 PM
Team says it’s a calf strain for Giannis. Seeing where he grabbed initially closer to the knee wouldn’t be consistent with an Achilles. But any muscle strain you’re probably looking at around 2 weeks minimum for a return time. That’s about what it was for Luka in ’22. – 9:42 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
FINAL: Bucks 104, Celtics 91
– Beverley 20pts/10reb/3ast
– Antetokounmpo 15pts/8reb/7ast
– Lopez 15pts/6reb
– Portis 15pts/10reb/2ast
– Middleton 12pts/6reb/9ast
– Lillard 12pts/3reb/5ast
The Bucks are now 48-31 on the season. They have three games left in the regular season. – 9:34 PM
FINAL: Bucks 104, Celtics 91
– Beverley 20pts/10reb/3ast
– Antetokounmpo 15pts/8reb/7ast
– Lopez 15pts/6reb
– Portis 15pts/10reb/2ast
– Middleton 12pts/6reb/9ast
– Lillard 12pts/3reb/5ast
The Bucks are now 48-31 on the season. They have three games left in the regular season. – 9:34 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Celtics fall to the Bucks 104-91, their lowest-scoring game of the season. They started to finally come back when Giannis went down in the late third quarter, then Khris Middleton caught fire to open the fourth and it was over from there. – 9:33 PM
Celtics fall to the Bucks 104-91, their lowest-scoring game of the season. They started to finally come back when Giannis went down in the late third quarter, then Khris Middleton caught fire to open the fourth and it was over from there. – 9:33 PM
Steve Popper @StevePopper
10-2 run for Knicks to start the second half — up 14 now. Giannis with a left calf strain (usually means a tear); Orlando down 17 in the 3rd in Houston. – 9:24 PM
10-2 run for Knicks to start the second half — up 14 now. Giannis with a left calf strain (usually means a tear); Orlando down 17 in the 3rd in Houston. – 9:24 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a left calf strain, Bucks say. pic.twitter.com/7Dwjq7Sjsl – 9:23 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a left calf strain, Bucks say. pic.twitter.com/7Dwjq7Sjsl – 9:23 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Bucks say Giannis Antetokounmpo has a left calf strain and will not return to tonight’s game – 9:22 PM
Bucks say Giannis Antetokounmpo has a left calf strain and will not return to tonight’s game – 9:22 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Bucks say Giannis Antetokounmpo has a calf strain. He will not return tonight vs. Boston. – 9:22 PM
Bucks say Giannis Antetokounmpo has a calf strain. He will not return tonight vs. Boston. – 9:22 PM
Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Giannis has been ruled out for the remainder of the game with a left soleus strain – 9:21 PM
Giannis has been ruled out for the remainder of the game with a left soleus strain – 9:21 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Giannis was helped off the floor after a non-contact injury 🙏 pic.twitter.com/t9kYgXOhXb – 9:12 PM
Giannis was helped off the floor after a non-contact injury 🙏 pic.twitter.com/t9kYgXOhXb – 9:12 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Celtics finished the third quarter on a 14-5 run as Giannis left the game with a left leg injury. Now they’re down just 11 as their defense finally found its form in the third quarter and the Bucks’ hot shooting finally came back to earth. – 9:11 PM
Celtics finished the third quarter on a 14-5 run as Giannis left the game with a left leg injury. Now they’re down just 11 as their defense finally found its form in the third quarter and the Bucks’ hot shooting finally came back to earth. – 9:11 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Ugh…
Non-contact lower leg injury for Giannis and he limps to the locker room
pic.twitter.com/TMRwfdqCfA – 9:10 PM
Ugh…
Non-contact lower leg injury for Giannis and he limps to the locker room
pic.twitter.com/TMRwfdqCfA – 9:10 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Giannis Antetokounmpo was down on the floor with no contact. He was headed upcourt and crumbled to the ground.
His teammates helped him off the floor and back to the locker room. – 9:06 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo was down on the floor with no contact. He was headed upcourt and crumbled to the ground.
His teammates helped him off the floor and back to the locker room. – 9:06 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
After going down, Giannis just tried to get up under his own power and couldn’t quite do it. He then started to get carried off by his teammates and eventually decided to limp back to the locker room under his own power and Brook Lopez ran after him. – 9:04 PM
After going down, Giannis just tried to get up under his own power and couldn’t quite do it. He then started to get carried off by his teammates and eventually decided to limp back to the locker room under his own power and Brook Lopez ran after him. – 9:04 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Whoa. Giannis went down there and was eventually helped to his feet. Took a step and his knee appeared to buckle and the crowd gasped. He’s being helped to the locker room now. – 9:04 PM
Whoa. Giannis went down there and was eventually helped to his feet. Took a step and his knee appeared to buckle and the crowd gasped. He’s being helped to the locker room now. – 9:04 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo with the double bounce pass, which led to a Bobby Portis pump fake on a corner 3 and dunk that leads to a timeout from Joe Mazzulla.
As Antetokounmpo flexed towards the crowd, Portis shimmied underneath the rim.
If I’m not mistaken, that looked like joy… – 8:07 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo with the double bounce pass, which led to a Bobby Portis pump fake on a corner 3 and dunk that leads to a timeout from Joe Mazzulla.
As Antetokounmpo flexed towards the crowd, Portis shimmied underneath the rim.
If I’m not mistaken, that looked like joy… – 8:07 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Celtics at Bucks – FiServ Forum – April 9, 2024 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, Tillman
Milwaukee – Damian Lillard, Malik Beasley, Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez
OUT – Boston: Horford, Porzingis Milwaukee: Beauchamp – 7:04 PM
Celtics at Bucks – FiServ Forum – April 9, 2024 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, Tillman
Milwaukee – Damian Lillard, Malik Beasley, Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez
OUT – Boston: Horford, Porzingis Milwaukee: Beauchamp – 7:04 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
The Magic have ruled out Franz Wagner (right ankle sprain) for tonight’s game vs. the Rockets.
Giannis, Dame and Khris Middleton will all play for Milwaukee vs. Boston
The C’s have ruled out KP and Horford. Expect Boston to give a couple of guys the night off in each of their… – 5:54 PM
The Magic have ruled out Franz Wagner (right ankle sprain) for tonight’s game vs. the Rockets.
Giannis, Dame and Khris Middleton will all play for Milwaukee vs. Boston
The C’s have ruled out KP and Horford. Expect Boston to give a couple of guys the night off in each of their… – 5:54 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Bucks coach Doc Rivers says Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton will all play tonight against the Boston Celtics – 5:53 PM
Bucks coach Doc Rivers says Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton will all play tonight against the Boston Celtics – 5:53 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton are both on the floor warming up at their normal time. Both are listed as probable.
Doc Rivers will speak with the media in ten minutes to update the injury statuses of the Bucks. pic.twitter.com/OwunBT18QK – 5:39 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton are both on the floor warming up at their normal time. Both are listed as probable.
Doc Rivers will speak with the media in ten minutes to update the injury statuses of the Bucks. pic.twitter.com/OwunBT18QK – 5:39 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Giannis Antetokounmpo is happy that ex-teammate Donte DiVincenzo is thriving but wasn’t happy that DiVincenzo’s 3-point celebration took away the joy out of building Legos. You just have to listen pic.twitter.com/pyUnuBM7Rc – 3:51 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo is happy that ex-teammate Donte DiVincenzo is thriving but wasn’t happy that DiVincenzo’s 3-point celebration took away the joy out of building Legos. You just have to listen pic.twitter.com/pyUnuBM7Rc – 3:51 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Porzingis & Horford out at Milwaukee tonight. Plenty of minutes for Luke Kornet, Xavier Tillman and Oshae Brissett coming vs. Giannis & co. Neemias Queta is on assignment w/ Maine after signing with Boston yesterday. – 3:11 PM
Porzingis & Horford out at Milwaukee tonight. Plenty of minutes for Luke Kornet, Xavier Tillman and Oshae Brissett coming vs. Giannis & co. Neemias Queta is on assignment w/ Maine after signing with Boston yesterday. – 3:11 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Porzingis & Horford out at Milwaukee tonight. Plenty of minutes for Luke Kornet, Neemias Queta and Oshae Brissett coming vs. Giannis & co. Neemias Queta is on assignment w/ Maine after signing with Boston yesterday. – 3:04 PM
Porzingis & Horford out at Milwaukee tonight. Plenty of minutes for Luke Kornet, Neemias Queta and Oshae Brissett coming vs. Giannis & co. Neemias Queta is on assignment w/ Maine after signing with Boston yesterday. – 3:04 PM
More on this storyline
For Lillard, his soleus injury actually came about after a calf strain in the same leg kept him out earlier in the season. Lillard was first listed on the injury report with a right calf strain on Nov. 6, 2022, but he played through the injury until he eventually suffered a soleus strain a few weeks later. “When I did it, I strained my calf and then I came back after like, I’d probably say, eight or nine days, I came back from the calf,” Lillard said. “And then … I had the soleus injury like right after I came back. I think it was like a game or two after I came back, I did my soleus. And then after that, it was like two weeks. For me, it was like two weeks and then I came back and played.” -via The Athletic / April 10, 2024
“That s— hurt,” Lillard said in response to a question from The Athletic about how it felt when had the same injury in the first month of the 2022-23 season. “It hurt. … When I did it, usually I’m able to walk things off. I feel like I have a high pain tolerance and when I did it, I started to walk, it wasn’t just that it was that painful, it was that the muscle just can’t handle it. “So, I think once it calmed down, you kind of figured out a way to limp around it, but it’s a weird feeling. But hearing that, I know, I know that feeling. And also as somebody who experienced that — if that’s what it is — that’s also encouraging.” -via The Athletic / April 10, 2024
Adrian Wojnarowski: After an MRI, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s left Achilles tendon is fully intact and his return to play will come with how quickly his left calf strain heals, sources tell ESPN. -via Twitter @wojespn / April 10, 2024