Antetokounmpo received't play Monday in opposition to Clippers attributable to left Achilles tendinitis

Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss simply his third recreation of the season Monday night time when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Los Angeles Clippers.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers introduced throughout his pregame availability that Antetokounmpo wouldn’t be accessible. The Bucks’ damage report listed the two-time MVP as questionable attributable to left Achilles tendinitis.

Rivers mentioned the problem had been “on and off for the final two or three video games.”

The one different video games Antetokounmpo has missed this season have been a Nov. 15 win at Toronto with a strained proper calf and a Jan. 17 loss at Cleveland with a bruised proper shoulder.

Antetokounmpo, 29, is scoring 30.8 factors per recreation this season to rank third within the league. He additionally has 11.3 rebounds and a career-high 6.3 assists per recreation.

Milwaukee additionally might be lacking Khris Middleton for an eleventh straight recreation as he recovers from a sprained left ankle. The Clippers are taking part in a second straight recreation with out Russell Westbrook, who fractured his left hand Friday in a victory over the Washington Wizards.

The Bucks are in search of their sixth consecutive victory Monday. They haven’t misplaced because the All-Star break and have allowed fewer than 100 factors in every of their final 4 video games.

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