Giannis Antetokounmpo to get MRI after right calf injury, expects 4–6 weeks out

According to Cbssports, Giannis Antetokounmpo left the Milwaukee Bucks' 102-100 loss to the Denver Nuggets with a right calf injury and will undergo an MRI Saturday; he said he expects to miss four to six weeks, which would keep him out until after the Feb. 5 trade deadline. Antetokounmpo had been on a minutes restriction after missing more than three weeks in December with a right soleus strain and looked limited Friday, though he finished with 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists on 4 of 8 from the field and 14 of 16 from the free-throw line.

He checked out with 34 seconds remaining and did not return; Bucks coach Doc Rivers said, "I didn't like what my eyes were seeing, personally. Giannis was defiant about staying in. On that one play you could see him trying to run down the floor, I had had enough. I didn't ask, I just took him out.

He actually wanted to go back in. That was a no for me." Rivers added, "I don't think it looks great, personally... This calf keeps coming up and it's concerning. I'm not a doctor, but I'm smart enough to know that his calf keeps bothering him and there's something that is there and it keeps happening, and that's troublesome for all of us." MRI results will determine an official timeline.

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