Bucks announces Giannis Antetokounmpo a week of calf injury

Giannis Antetokounmpo has missed the last four matches due to a calf injury.

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(AP) -Milwaukee tip Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play next weekend’s all-star game due to a strained left calf, which means that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will have to choose a replacement.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers confirmed Antetokounmpo’s status on Sunday, with the team forming him out of a game against Philadelphia and indicated that he will probably also be out for games Monday at home against Golden State and Wednesday in Minnesota.

“We just monitored it, and it’s just not improved enough for us to play him,” Rivers said. “If this was an endgame, would he play? Probably yes. But it’s not. And we want to make sure he plays in the playoffs. “

Antetokounmpo missed Milwaukee’s performance in a round in last season’s end game with a left calf strain. Bucks lost against Indiana in six matches.

Antetokounmpo last played February 2nd in Bucks’ 123-119 loss to Memphis Grizzlies. He was listed as unavailable due to the right patella-tendinopathy for Bucks’ 125-96 loss in Oklahoma City the following night, and he has been out with the calf question ever since.