Overview
- Antetokounmpo left Monday’s loss at Cleveland with a left groin strain and did not return after exiting in the first half.
- Doc Rivers said the forward grabbed at the area multiple times before leaving and later called the MRI results good news.
- ESPN’s Shams Charania reported an expected absence of about one to two weeks for the two-time MVP.
- Milwaukee is 8-7 and begins a three-game homestand against the 76ers, Pistons and Trail Blazers as it manages the short-term gap.
- Bobby Portis and other frontcourt options are expected to absorb minutes while Antetokounmpo, who is averaging around 31 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, recovers.