Giannis Antetokounmpo ‘misses mouthwatering clash vs. Phoenix Suns due to bruised quad injury’
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Giannis Antetokounmpo ‘misses the delicious clash against the Phoenix Suns because of a bruised quad’, but Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer is ‘sure’ he’ll be back in ‘a day or two’
Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Sunday’s enticing matchup against Phoenix with a quadriceps injury.
Antetokounmpo officially missed out with a bruised quad, suffered against Miami, in what is a show-stopper at the Fiserv Forum.
“It’s enough where he can’t play today, but I think we’re also confident that this is a pretty common thing in our league,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said before the game.
“You hit the knees, you hit, sometimes it takes a day or two, and it’s really no more than that. The level of the conversations has been in that line.
Antetokounmpo had started Friday’s game after a sprained right wrist forced him out of Milwaukee’s 112-100 win at Chicago on February 16, which marked the Bucks’ last game before the break for the weekend. Stars game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo missed Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Suns at the Fiserv Forum
Bobby Portis started in place of Antetokounmpo.
Antetokounmpo played just 20 seconds in the All-Star Game and had his wrist examined the next day in New York., but he recovered from that injury quickly enough to play on Friday.
During his time in Utah, Antetokounmpo picked up a clipboard while coaching Dwyane Wade’s team to victory in the NBA Celebrity Game.
The Greek Freak then revealed that he sees the margins in his future following his time on the hard court.
“When I retire, I want to be the head coach,” Antetokounmpo told the Milwaukee Daily Sentinel.
A lot of people don’t know that about me, but I want to be a head coach. I really want to be.
Although the difficulty of coaching some of the best basketball players in the world is not lost on the two-time MVP.
‘It’s a bit difficult, because you have no control. And, I know the game of basketball, I know how to play the game of basketball.’
Giannis Antetokounmpo got right into the coaching routine at the All-Star Celebrity Game
The two-time MVP revealed that he has aspirations of becoming a head coach after his playing career.