Giannis Antetokounmpo injury update: Bucks star out for fifth game in a row with lingering knee issue
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss his fifth game in a row on Saturday night when the team takes on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Antetokounmpo has been dealing with a lingering knee issue that has kept him out of the lineup since Jan. 11. All along, the Bucks have maintained that they have no concerns about this being any sort of significant injury . Head coach Mike Budenholzer said Tuesday prior to their win over the Toronto Raptors that they "expect for him to be ready to go soon," but will continue taking things day by day. He also indicated there has been no setback throughout this process, and the decision for him to continue sitting is based on communication between Antetokounmpo and the medical group about how his knee feels. "We continue to think it's the stuff that he and us have dealt with -- for me it's each year that I've been here," Budenholzer said on M...