MRI confirms calf strain for Giannis Antetokounmpo, no Achilles damage

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This is as good of news as Milwaukee could hope for.

An MRI on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s calf revealed no Achilles tendon damage, only a calf strain. The news was broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and has since been confirmed by others. Considering how this looked when it happened, it’s a win for the Bucks and their MVP candidate.

Antetokounmpo has a left soleus strain — a calf strain — and the average missed time for that is a little over two weeks, which would take the Bucks a few games into the first round of the playoffs. How much of a problem that will be depends on who the Bucks face in the first round — if it’s Joel Embiid and the 76ers, no Antetokounmpo for even one game is an issue. Whoever they face, can the stumbling Bucks come together for a few games without their MVP and get some wins against a lesser foe — on the season, the Bucks have a -3.3 net rating when Antetokounmpo is off the court.

Or will Antetokounmpo find a way back for the playoffs because he pushes himself that way? Calf injuries can be tricky and easy to re-injure, but nobody pushes themselves quite like Antetokounmpo.

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Author : NBC Sports

Publish date : 2024-04-10 15:59:37

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