Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sidelined for the next week due to a left calf injury, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers confirmed that Antetokounmpo will not play in next weekend’s All-Star Game.
Antetokounmpo already had been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, and sources said he will also miss matchups with the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves prior to the All-Star break, marking at least six straight games out.
“We’ve just been monitoring it, and it just hasn’t improved enough for us to play him,” Rivers said. “If this was a playoff game, would he play? Probably yes. But this is not. And we want to make sure he’s playing in the playoffs.”
Antetokounmpo, who has been out since Feb. 2, is expected to return to action shortly after the All-Star break, sources said. Milwaukee’s first game after the break is Feb. 20 against the Clippers.