Latest Giannis Antetokounmpo News

Magic beat Bucks 113-88 to finish fifth in East, will play Cavaliers in first round of playoffs

Apr. 14, 2024 17:52 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 26 points, Franz Wagner added 25 and Jonathan Isaac headed a shutdown defensive effort in his second start of the season for the Orlando Magic, who secured the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference on Sunday with a 113-88 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. ...

Myles Turner scores 31, Pacers avoid play-in tournament with 157-115 rout of Hawks

Apr. 14, 2024 16:38 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner had 31 points and Pascal Siakam scored 28 as the Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 157-115 on Sunday and avoided falling into the play-in tournament. Indiana, in the playoffs for the first time since 2020, secured the No. 6 seed in the Eastern...

Bucks won't have either Lillard or Antetokounmpo for Friday's game at Oklahoma City

Apr. 12, 2024 19:06 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks won’t have Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard available for their Friday night game with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Bucks released an injury report Friday afternoon that ruled Lillard out with a sore left adductor. The Bucks...

Antetokounmpo has strained calf, sits out against Magic, will also miss final 2 regular-season games

Apr. 11, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the rest of the regular season after an MRI confirmed the two-time MVP has a strained left calf, while his availability for the start of the playoffs remains uncertain. Antetokounmpo left the Bucks' 104-91...

Portis scores 30 points, Bucks beat Magic 117-99 without injured Antetokounmpo

Apr. 10, 2024 23:45 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bobby Portis had 30 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five steals to help the Milwaukee Bucks withstand Giannis Antetokounmpo's absence and beat the Orlando Magic 117-99 on Wednesday night. The Bucks played a night after Antetokounmpo left a 104-91 victory...

Celtics become 1st NBA team to shoot no free throws. Boston, Bucks combine for record-low 2 attempts

Apr. 09, 2024 23:49 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics combined for a record-low two free throw attempts Tuesday night, when the Celtics became the first team in NBA history to not shoot one. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo shot the only two free throws of the game, making one,...

Antetokounmpo leaves Bucks' game with Celtics after grabbing his left calf while running up court

Apr. 09, 2024 23:05 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo was undergoing testing on his left calf after leaving the Milwaukee Bucks' victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said Antetokounmpo was undergoing an MRI exam on his calf and also would have his Achilles...

Bucks withstand Antetokounmpo's injury to beat Celtics 104-91. Teams combined for record-low 2 FTs

Apr. 09, 2024 22:58 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — On the night they finally snapped their four-game skid, the Milwaukee Bucks encountered an entirely different reason for worry. Their two-time MVP is hurt. Giannis Antetokounmpo strained his left calf late Tuesday in the third quarter of the Bucks'...

Analysis: All-NBA will be more like an All-World team this season, once again

Apr. 09, 2024 06:03 AM EDT

The voting hasn't taken place yet, though it's fairly obvious that Denver's Nikola Jokic will be the NBA's MVP this season and therefore extend the record streak to six consecutive years in which a foreign-born player wins that trophy. That's not the only international trend that...

Bucks' up-and-down season reaching low point just before the playoffs

Apr. 08, 2024 13:55 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks' roller coaster season has hit its nadir with the playoffs less than two weeks away. The Bucks have lost four straight games and six of their past seven. They’re 15-17 under coach Doc Rivers after going 32-14 before his arrival. ...