Giannis Antetokounmpo window for return starting over the next week or two

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Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Dame Time in Giannis absence, Valanciunas dominates boards but loses to OKC #NBAPlayoffs
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16…3:59 AM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Bucks-Pacers Game 1 recap pod with @CamilleMonae is live! Dame takes flight, Khris steadies the ship, and the Bucks hold serve without Giannis: open.spotify.com/episode/7FHi2f…12:45 AM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Damian Lillard is already up to his point total from the season finale against Orlando halfway through the first quarter. Absolutely tremendous start for him. Exactly what Milwaukee needed with Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined. – 7:29 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Lillard having just the start the Bucks needed, even more so with Giannis out. He’s a veteran of these moments and is pouncing early.
Dame 15, Pacers 15.
Pacers will have to mix coverages defensively. Timeout. – 7:28 PM
Tony East @TonyREast
Bucks starting Damian Lillard, Patrick Beverley, Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis, and Brook Lopez without Giannis. The usual Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, and Lopez group for the Pacers. – 6:33 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Home teams are 6-0 to start the #NBAPlayoffs
And both games today were blowouts.
With Giannis out (left calf strain), the Pacers are favored by 1️⃣ point in Milwaukee.
Series preview:
fieldhousefiles.com/p/pacers-2024-…6:03 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Carlisle emphasized the need to be physical at the point-of-attack v Bucks.
“Our thing has to got to be persistence.”
With Giannis out, he’s expecting more from Lillard and Portis.
Adds that the five regular-season meetings don’t mean much. “This is a new starting point.” – 5:56 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Apple needs to officially kill the “Giannis” to “gianni’s” autocorrect it’s been a decade. – 5:28 PM
Dustin Dopirak @DustinDopirak
Doc Rivers says Giannis Antetokounmpo is out for the game. Doesn’t have a sense of when he’s coming back yet. Says he does look better – 5:18 PM
Lori Nickel @LoriNickel
Doc Rivers confirms that Giannis is out for Game 1 pic.twitter.com/Fo6NP93PEg5:17 PM

Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Giannis Antetokounmpo is out for Game 1 tonight, per Doc Rivers – 5:17 PM
Tony East @TonyREast
Giannis Antetokounmpo is OUT tonight, per Bucks head coach Doc Rivers. pic.twitter.com/ovnNIJoOMr5:17 PM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Giannis Antetokounmpo ultimately will not play in the playoffs Game 1 against Pacers 🚨 pic.twitter.com/dEccXDt53V1:46 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“[Damian Lillard] is going to be picked on by Indiana”
 
@TermineRadio & @JumpShot8 on what the Bucks’ star guard will face while Giannis is out.
 
Hear Pacers-Bucks at 7p ET on Channel 86 or the 👉 sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive (sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive) pic.twitter.com/otfD8183zd1:19 PM

More on this storyline

Dustin Dopirak: Carlisle: “If Giannis is going to be out, Portis is the perfect guy to fill in for him.” -via Twitter @DustinDopirak / April 21, 2024
Justin Garcia: Doc Rivers confirms Giannis is OUT tonight -via Twitter @tmjgarcia / April 21, 2024
Eric Nehm: Giannis Antetokounmpo is officially listed as doubtful (left soleus strain) for Game 1 on Sunday on the 6:30 p.m. ET injury report. He is the only Bucks player listed on the injury report. -via Twitter @eric_nehm / April 20, 2024



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