Is Giannis Antetokounmpo playing? Final Bucks vs Nets injury report revealed

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The Milwaukee Bucks have tried to do a good job of managing their two stars. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are the two most important players on the team. The health of both players is crucial for this team to win games.

Antetokounmpo might be the best player in the NBA right now. His numbers are incredible, with 32.7 points, 11.6 rebounds and six assists. When he’s out there, he’s pretty much unstoppable. Teams haven’t been able to keep him from dominating in the paint.

The problem with Antetokounmpo is his injury history. Over the past few years, he has missed a number of games due to various injuries. Most of them haven’t been a big deal, but they are tied to his knees. He has sat out at regular intervals due to knee soreness or some sort of back problem.

So far this season, he’s been pretty durable. He has only missed four games this year. Unfortunately, two of them have featured in the last few games. Coming off the NBA Cup, he hasn’t been able to play in many games and has only played against the Cavs so far since the NBA Cup Finals.

Heading into the game against the Nets on Thursday, Antetokounmpo was listed as doubtful due to back spasms but will be out. It has kept him out of each of the last few contests. Milwaukee was able to win both of those games against the Bulls and Wizards without him.

Antetokounmpo wants to make every play he possibly can. He has been very vocal about this throughout his career. At the same time, he knows the ultimate goal is for him to be healthy when the playoffs roll around. He should be at his healthiest in April.

The Bucks have been on the run in the East for the past month. They are in fifth place in the East. They are still within striking distance of the third seed, just three games behind the Knicks. It’s unlikely they would be able to catch the Celtics or Cavs for the top two seeds.

In order to make a run against the higher seeds in the East, they need Antetokounmpo out there playing in as many games as possible. This team goes as far as he is able to take them.

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