Bucks Injury Report: Will Giannis Antetokounmpo Play Tonight vs the Knicks?

Will Giannis Antetokounmpo line up for the Milwaukee Bucks against the New York Knicks as they hope to arrest their worrying form? Despite having secured the second seed earlier, the Bucks have seen a downturn in results over the last few weeks as they have lost six of their 10 games. Antetokounmpo sat out the 111-117 defeat against the Raptors last time out, which casts doubt over his availability against the Knicks.

The official website of ESPN recently highlighted the Bucks Injury Report before their fifth-last game of the regular season. It stated that Giannis has been placed in the ‘questionable’ category in light of his hamstring injury. The team’s point guard Patrick Beverley also finds himself in that category, while MarJon Beauchamp is set to miss his 7th consecutive game after getting listed as ‘out’.

‘The Greek Freak’ developed a left hamstring tendinopathy almost a month ago after a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The low severity of the injury allowed him to appear during the Bucks’ next three faceoffs. However, with the change in condition, Giannis had to drop out of the next matchups against the Suns and the Celtics, with the latter defeating the Bucks by just 3 points. He returned to the court soon but also started appearing in the Injury Report as ‘probable’. Once his status was moved to ‘questionable’ before their game against the Raptors, questions arose that Giannis’ injury may have started acting up.

Sure enough, the player failed to appear at the Fiserv Forum, and Toronto took home the win by a 6-point margin. After getting listed as ‘questionable’ once again, there is a high chance that Giannis will miss his second consecutive game in a row.

Apart from Antetokounmpo, Patrick Beverley is listed as questionable due to a sprained right ankle and Jaylin Galloway is out with a right ankle sprain. There is a silver lining for the Bucks as they prepare themselves to face the currently fifth-ranked Knicks.

According to the Injury Report from the Knicks side, point guard Bojan Bogdanovic has also been listed as ‘questionable’ due to a light wrist sprain. This is in addition to the ‘out’ status of the team’s second-highest scorer Julius Randle, who recently underwent season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. The absence of both players can hurt the Knicks’ offensive prowess as the Bucks look to gain much-needed momentum despite missing the influential Antetokounmpo.

How has Giannis Antetokounmpo been performing against the New York Knicks till now?

The Milwaukee Bucks have a 3-1 record against the Knicks this season. However, their last game on Christmas Day saw the Knicks come out on top 129-122, despite Antetokounmpo scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds. But the other three matches have seen the Greek player end up on the winning side with notable contributions.

Giannis scored 28 points in 32 minutes with 7 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the Bucks to a 130-111 two days before Christmas. Earlier that month, the Bucks crushed the Knicks 146-122, with Giannis scoring 35 points. Their first meeting of the season also saw the Bucks record a 110-105 win and Antetokounmpo scored 22 points and added 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

These numbers do underline his impact and he could be a big miss for the Milwaukee Bucks given their current wretched form.

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