Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss one to two weeks

Mar 13, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dunks against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first quarter at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

Shams Charania: Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo sustained a low-grade left groin strain and will miss 1 to 2 weeks, sources tell ESPN. Positive outcome after tests Tuesday for Antetokounmpo, who is the only player in the NBA averaging 30 points and 10 rebounds.

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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo left in the second quarter of Monday's 118-106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers because of a left groin strain. He is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Tuesday, Bucks coach Doc Rivers said after the game. "Didn't look great, I can tell you that," Rivers said. "We'll know more tomorrow." Rivers said Antetokounmpo began favoring his groin as early as the first quarter and grabbed his left groin multiple times before he exited the game. With 3:03 remaining in the second quarter, Antetokounmpo hobbled up the court on defense before committing a foul and heading toward the Bucks' locker room. ESPN | Nov. 18, 2025

Giannis Antetokounmpo: Yes. And then I realized the story — he played in Dallas, he played in Memphis and all that. And then I went and I apologized. I said, “Hey man, I'm sorry. Like, no disrespect. I just— I didn’t follow the NBA, you know?” And he was like, “No, I like you, young fella. Blah blah blah.” Then he helped me out. He paid for all my furniture. Austin Rivers: Really? Giannis Antetokounmpo: Yes. That’s my OG. My guy, man. My guy. Austin Rivers: He even paid for your furniture? Giannis Antetokounmpo: O.J. Mayo paid for my furniture. Like, helped me out — moving in. Austin Rivers: That’s a bet. Giannis Antetokounmpo: One day, I got locked outside my house — I don’t know how — He took a butter knife, like two butter knives, and he did this… opened the door for me. He was like, “Okay, young fella, get in. We figure it out tomorrow.” Like, he was my guy, man. Anything I needed, I called O.J. YouTube | Nov. 18, 2025

Giannis Antetokounmpo: I have a crazy story about O.J. Mayo. So I got drafted, and then they sent me to Gerk’s camp. Do you remember that — in Las Vegas? And then I came here, and it was like right before training camp. A lot of players came, and O.J. Mayo was one of them — which, I love O.J. Mayo to death. And they were like, “You're with O.J.” And I looked at my coach at the time, Josh, and I said, “Who's O.J.?” And he said — sorry for my language — he said, “This motherf*** don’t know who the f*** I am?”** YouTube | Nov. 18, 2025

Bobby Marks: Per @ESPNInsights Milwaukee on offense With Giannis: 1st Without: Last +18.4 net rating ranks 2nd only to Nikola Jokic x.com | Nov. 18, 2025

Jorge Sierra: Giannis Antetokounmpo moved ahead of Walt Bellamy in scoring and is now No. 42 in NBA history. Also: Nikola Jokic passed Mike Bibby for No. 54 all-time in assists. Bluesky | Nov. 18, 2025

Giannis Antetokounmpo: Yes. I just want to win. I—I really want to win. And I think people that play with me feel that. You know? Like, you saw the interview with Myles Turner when they said, “How do you like your time here?” It said, “How do you like playing with Giannis?” And he said, “He's about to change my life.” YouTube | Nov. 18, 2025

Giannis Antetokounmpo: I went to the draft. I got drafted. And I said, “Now what? Like, I’m going back to my team in Europe. And then when I get ready, I’ll come.” They said, “No, you’re going to Milwaukee.” Austin Rivers: Yeah. Giannis Antetokounmpo: And I said, “But I’m not ready.” And then John Hammond — the GM — because he heard my words, said, “Please don’t say that.” I said, “What do you mean?” He said, “Don’t say to the media that you’re not ready yet. You are ready.” YouTube | Nov. 18, 2025

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