"Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers reiterated on Friday that the team has no plans to shut superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo down for the rest of the season and said the two-time MVP is expected to return when he heals from a strained right calf. "He's going to play when he's healthy," Rivers said before Friday's game against the Pacers. "We just got to make sure he's healthy. He's getting close. He's working out. He looks good. So I would say hopefully sooner than later.""
"In Rivers' first comments following the NBA's trade deadline on Thursday, he said he could see the relief throughout the rest of the team's roster now that the NBA's trade deadline has passed, especially with Antetokounmpo remaining in Milwaukee after weeks of uncertainty. "You can just see the way everybody was skipping around the gym today," Rivers said with a laugh."
Giannis Antetokounmpo has a strained right calf and is expected to return when healed; there are no plans to shut him down for the season. He is progressing in workouts, performing shooting drills and post-up moves with player development staff and finishing exercises with a team trainer. The roster showed visible relief after the trade deadline with Antetokounmpo remaining in Milwaukee. The Bucks are 5-14 without him and 15-15 with him. Antetokounmpo has played 30 games this season, averaging 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5.6 assists on 65% shooting and earning a 10th consecutive All-Star selection. No official return timeline has been released; he predicted a four- to six-week absence after the Jan. 23 calf strain.
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