Giannis Antetokounmpo

After playing just 20 seconds in the All-Star game, Giannis Antetokounmpo is off to New York to see a specialist about his sprained wrist.

“At the end of the day, obviously, you want to participate, you want to run up and down, joke around, have some dunks, create some work. 2 seed in the East and having won 12 games in a row coming into the break, is not going to race Antetokounmpo back on the court — they will prioritize him being healthy for the playoffs. I don’t think it’s smart in any way to, you know, play a lot of minutes in the All-Star Game. Milwaukee, sitting as the No. But at the end of the day, I feel you also have to be mature. It’s serious enough that he is headed to New York to see a specialist and get further testing,

Antetokounmpo played just 20 seconds in Sunday night's All-Star Game, still hampered by the right wrist injury he sustained in Thursday's win in Chicago.

The Bucks are 41-17, a half game behind the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference. play a lot of minutes in the All-Star Game.” Antetokounmpo played just 20 seconds in Sunday night’s All-Star Game, still hampered by the right wrist injury he sustained in Thursday’s win in Chicago.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is set to have more tests on his injured wrist.

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is reportedly heading to New York to undergo testing on his injured wrist.

I don’t think it’s smart in any way to, you know, play a lot of minutes in the All-Star Game. Antetokounmpo initially injured his wrist in Thursday’s game against the Chicago Bulls and did not return in that game. Now, with the Bucks trailing the [Boston Celtics](https://www.masslive.com/celtics) by a half-game in the East, the question now moves to when the two-time MVP will return to the court for full action.

An entire fanbase held its breath when Giannis Antetokounmpo exited the Milwaukee Bucks' recent game against the Chicago Bulls with a wrist injury.

Nevertheless, adversity is nothing new to this team, as injuries have been a staple for the Bucks this season. Wrist sprains typically take a few weeks to heal, depending on the severity. With the All-Star break in full swing, the Bucks are set to be off for several days, which will provide Antetokounmpo time to get clarity on the situation.

On Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks won their 12th game in a row when they defeated the Chicago Bulls 112-100 (on the road at the United Center).

Antetokounmpo played just 20 seconds in the All-Star Game on Sunday night.

He played the first 20 seconds of the All-Star Game and scored one basket, but did most of his work pre-game as he fulfilled his duties as a captain during the All-Star Draft. Antetokounmpo left the Bucks' final game before the All-Star break, a 112-100 victory over the [Chicago Bulls](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/CHI/chicago-bulls/) on Thursday, and was diagnosed with a sprain. As he fell, he put his right arm out to brace himself and his wrist got jammed.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was scheduled to be in New York on Monday for further testing on his injured wrist.

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Antetokounmpo sprained his wrist midway through the Bucks' 112-110 win over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.

Keeping Antetokounmpo off the injury report for an extended period will be a massive boost for the Bucks in the final 24 games of the season. Antetokounmpo is once again in the middle of a tight NBA MVP race. Avoiding a lengthy absence for Antetokounmpo should allow them to remain in what is shaping up to be a tight race at the top of the Eastern Conference and hold off the third-place The Bucks’ two-time NBA MVP was playing his best basketball of the season before suffering his injury against the Bulls last Thursday, averaging 37.2 points, 13.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in the 11 previous games. He scored the first basket, committed a foul with 11:40 left and was done for the night. He did not play the remainder of the game.

Antetokounmpo injured his wrist in Milwaukee's final game prior to the All-Star break. Early in the second quarter of the contest against the Chicago Bulls, ...

He played the first 20 seconds of the All-Star Game and scored one basket, but did most of his work pre-game as he fulfilled his duties as a captain during the All-Star Draft. Antetokounmpo injured his wrist in Milwaukee's final game prior to the All-Star break. [Milwaukee Bucks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MIL/milwaukee-bucks/) star [Giannis Antetokounmpo](/nba/players/2067655/giannis-antetokounmpo/) traveled to New York to undergo further testing on his injured right wrist on Monday, and the testing revealed a sprained ligament in the wrist, according to [ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1627823956777631744).

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a sprained ligament, but further testing on Monday revealed that the Milwaukee Bucks star avoided 'serious' damage to his injured right wrist, The Athletic's Shams Charania reports. Antetokounmpo injured his wrist during ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo does have a sprained wrist but nothing more according to a specialist who examined him. He may miss a few games.

“At the end of the day, obviously, you want to participate, you want to run up and down, joke around, have some dunks, create some work. [according to a specialist](https://nba.nbcsports.com/2023/02/20/giannis-antetokounmpo-reportedly-to-see-specialist-get-more-testing-on-wrist/) who has examined him, and while Antetokounmpo may miss some games he’s not expected to be out for an extended period of time. I don’t think it’s smart in any way to, you know, play a lot of minutes in the All-Star Game. They could not afford to be without Antetokounmpo for an extended period, he is averaging 31.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists a game for the Bucks. But at the end of the day, I feel you also have to be mature. [All-Star Game](https://nba.nbcsports.com/2023/02/20/highlights-notes-even-injury-updates-from-2023-nba-all-star-game/), [Antetokounmpo selected his team](https://nba.nbcsports.com/2023/02/19/giannis-cant-wait-to-pick-morant-as-captains-pick-all-star-teams/) (including [Ja Morant](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/basketball/nba/player/51038/ja-morant), eventually), and then played 20 seconds, scoring the first bucket of the night on a dunk, then intentionally fouling Luka Dončić and subbing himself out not to return.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski has reported an injury update on Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo injured his wrist during Thursday's win over the Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee's last game before the All-Star break. He did not return to the game.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a sprained ligament in his right wrist and will undergo treatment with the expectation that he'll be ...

2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race, will play host to the [Miami Heat](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/mia/miami-heat) on Friday night in their first action since the All-Star break. [Milwaukee Bucks](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/mil/milwaukee-bucks) star [Giannis Antetokounmpo](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3032977/giannis-antetokounmpo) suffered a sprained ligament in his right wrist, and he will undergo treatment with the expectation that he'll be able to return to the lineup once the pain subsides, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday night.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had a very limited performance during the NBA All-Star Game, literally appearing in only one play at Vivint Smart ...

As the top-rated player in the Eastern Conference, Giannis was one of the two captains along with LeBron James (Western Conference), and for the first time in three opportunities he took the win in that role. "Antetokounmpo could miss some games, but an overall sigh of relief for the Bucks and their All-NBA star." The reason is that he has a wrist injury that, while serious, apparently will not mean an absence as extensive as one might have thought.

Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a wrist injury just before the All-Star Weekend. The additional tests have now revealed that the Milwaukee Bucks superstar .

Giannis was ruled out with a right wrist sprain and did not return to the game. The additional tests have now revealed that the [Milwaukee Bucks](https://basketnews.com/teams/392-milwaukee-bucks.html) superstar avoided a serious injury. [Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://basketnews.com/players/15130-giannis-antetokounmpo.html) suffered a wrist injury just before the All-Star Weekend. [According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35703413/giannis-antetokounmpo-suffers-sprained-ligament-right-wrist), the Greek Freak suffered a sprained ligament in his right wrist. [Shams Charania from The Athletic notes](https://theathletic.com/4235322/2023/02/20/giannis-antetokounmpo-wrist-injury-update/) that Antetokounmpo has avoided serious injury and his return will depend on how the swelling subsides. [Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://basketnews.com/players/15130-giannis-antetokounmpo.html) was defending against Bulls guard [Coby White](https://basketnews.com/players/24403-coby-white.html).

Antetokounmpo is set to undergo treatment with the expectation that he will be able to return to the lineup once the pain and swelling eases, according to ...

Milwaukee has 24 games left in the season and are only two games and a half games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers and 4.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He recorded only two points during the All-Star game before sitting out the rest of the game The Bucks currently have a record of 41-17 and sit second in the East and are just one game behind the Boston Celtics, who have a 42-17 record. 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 time out was called immediately after the basket allowing for him to be subbed out and sit for the remainder of the game. [Chicago](/news/chicago/index.html) Bulls on Thursday, just before the All-Star break and did not return to the game after being hurt.

In Giannis Antetokounmpo's' 10th season, it's time to reflect on everything from his arrival in Milwaukee to his effect on the city, NBA and world.

in the middle of the season. He worked his butt off – that was so obvious – but no one knew what he would become. Being a basketball fan in Milwaukee has sometimes meant being in the sports minority, and our little community has stuck together like frigid second-shift workers waiting for the city bus to take us home. Because my now 18-year-old son was just home over Christmas break and forgot about one dentist appointment entirely and completely slept through a doctor’s appointment as well. I wrote a story about how the Eighteen years old, thousands of miles from his home in Greece, thrust into a city where the sun sets before 5 p.m. The man was a legend in our department for these phone calls – made from a payphone, no less. Say those sentences in three-quarters of a second, with an accent, and that was “New York Steve” – and that’s about all that I knew about him, except that I've never known anyone who cared so much about Sen. Back in the day when newsrooms like ours bustled with life and buzzed with energy, the phone would ring constantly, since the internet was just getting going. Milwaukee always had enough talent to string us along and get our hopes up. Even the original ‘Bucks in Six’ thing only truly means something to a small percentage of us. The Packers were The Show and the Brewers still had the sentimental vote.

Antetokounmpo injured his wrist in Milwaukee's final game prior to the All-Star break. Early in the second quarter of the contest against the Chicago Bulls, ...

He played the first 20 seconds of the All-Star Game and scored one basket, but did most of his work pre-game as he fulfilled his duties as a captain during the All-Star Draft. Antetokounmpo injured his wrist in Milwaukee's final game prior to the All-Star break. [Milwaukee Bucks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MIL/milwaukee-bucks/) star [Giannis Antetokounmpo](/nba/players/2067655/giannis-antetokounmpo/) traveled to New York to undergo further testing on his injured right wrist on Monday, and the testing revealed a sprained ligament in the wrist, according to [ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1627823956777631744).

Antetokounmpo injured his wrist in Milwaukee's final game prior to the All-Star break. Early in the second quarter of the contest against the Chicago Bulls, ...

He played the first 20 seconds of the All-Star Game and scored one basket, but did most of his work pre-game as he fulfilled his duties as a captain during the All-Star Draft. Antetokounmpo injured his wrist in Milwaukee's final game prior to the All-Star break. [Milwaukee Bucks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MIL/milwaukee-bucks/) star [Giannis Antetokounmpo](/nba/players/2067655/giannis-antetokounmpo/) traveled to New York to undergo further testing on his injured right wrist on Monday, and the testing revealed a sprained ligament in the wrist, CBS Sports HQ's Bill Reiter confirmed.