Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was “diagnosed with a sprained wrist ligament following an examination and will return once the pain subsides” following his brief All-Star appearance.
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly suffered a sprained ligament in his right wrist following further tests Monday.
Antetokounmpo is set to undergo treatment with the expectation that he will be able to return to the lineup once the pain and swelling subsides, according to multiple reports.
He initially suffered the wrist injury midway through Thursday’s game against the Chicago Bulls just before the All-Star break and did not return to the game after being injured.
After saying he would still participate in the All-Star Game, Antetokounmpo played the first possession with his wrist heavily bandaged before driving to the basket for a dunk on the game’s opening possession.
A timeout was called immediately after the basket allowing him to sit out and sit for the remainder of the game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his right wrist on Monday
Antetokounmpo was injured against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday before All-Star Weekend
He recorded just two points during the All-Star game before being sidelined
Despite the lack of participation from team captain Giannis managed to beat Team LeBron 184-175.
The 28-year-old is averaging a career-high 31.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game this season as Milwaukee battles for first place in the Eastern Conference.
The Bucks currently have a 41-17 record and are in second place in the East and are just one game behind the Boston Celtics who have a 42-17 record.
Milwaukee is 24 games into the season and is just two and a half games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers and 4.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Whenever the 7-time All-Star misses it will definitely affect Milwaukee in the playoff race, as he was playing his best basketball of the season before the injury.
In the 11 games before getting hurt, Antetokounmpo averaged 7.2 points, 13.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists.
Antetokounmpo holds the winning trophy for Team Giannis after the NBA All-Star game