Antetokounmpo available to play Friday against Knicks after missing one game with foot sprain
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) looks to pass the ball as Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray, left, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sara Nevis]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to action Friday after missing one game with a sprained left foot.
Antetokounmpo had been listed on Milwaukee’s injury report as questionable, but the Bucks announced an hour before tip-off that the two-time MVP would be available to face the New York Knicks.
Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard missed a fifth straight game and is out indefinitely while he undergoes blood-thinning medication to treat his deep vein thrombosis in his right calf. Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel.
The Knicks won’t have Jalen Brunson, who has missed the last three weeks due to a sprained right ankle. The two-time All-Star, who averages 26.3 points to rank seventh in the league, last played in a game March 6.
Antetokounmpo is ranked second in the NBA in scoring (30.2) and sixth in rebounding (12.0). Lillard is 11th in scoring (24.9) and 10th in assists (7.1).
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, center, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers forward Cam Reddish, left and center Trey Jemison III defend during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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