Why isn’t Giannis Antetokounmpo participating in tonight’s Mar. 20th game versus the Celtics?
The Milwaukee Bucks will need to win without Giannis Antetokounmpo when they travel to Boston to play the league-leading Celtics.
The two greatest teams in the East will play tonight at TD Garden when the Milwaukee Bucks take on the best club in the NBA from Boston. Less than a month remains until the end of the regular season and this game is critical for playoff placement, but one of the finest players in the league will be missing for the Bucks.
Giannis misses his second consecutive game.
Due to a hamstring injury, Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Milwaukee’s upcoming game against the Phoenix Suns, making it his second straight absence. The Greek has missed just four games this season despite staying healthy for the majority of the year; nevertheless, this will be the first time he misses consecutive games.
Due to identical 31-point games from Bobby Portis and Damian Lillard over the weekend, the Bucks defeated the Suns. However, they will need strong performances from everyone tonight.
Although Giannis’ comeback date has not been announced, the Bucks will be hopeful that their two-time MVP will return to the court as soon as possible. For Milwaukee, who are vying for the second seed in the East, this is a crucial point in the season. From now until the playoffs, all hands must be on deck.
Milwaukee will be motivated to cling onto the second seed even though they are already 10 games behind the Boston Celtics in first place. Milwaukee has likely given up on chasing home court the entire time. At the moment, they are 2.5 games over the fourth-place New York Knicks in the East and one game ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Fortunately for the Bucks, Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, and Sam Hauser are all classified as questionable for tonight’s game against the Celtics, while Giannis is the only player on the list. Hauser has an ankle issue, Holiday is recovering from a shoulder injury, and Brown has a sprained right ankle.
