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UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo's Current Injury Status For Bucks-Pistons Game

Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the injury report for Saturday's game.

UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo is available (h/t Eric Nehm of The Athletic).  

On Saturday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks will be in Michigan to face off against the Detroit Pistons.  

For the game, Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available.  

The two-time MVP missed the team's last game.   

Via Underdog NBA: "Giannis Antetokounmpo (shoulder) listed probable for Saturday."

Antetokounmpo has played in 39 games and is averaging 31.2 points, 11.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per contest while shooting 60.8% from the field and 23.5% from the three-point range. 

The Bucks are the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 28-13 record in their first 41 games. 

They are 5-5 over their last ten games and most recently lost to Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers by a score of 135-95 (Antetokounmpo did not play in the game). 

Following Sunday's game, the Bucks and Pistons will face off (again) on Monday evening. 

On the road, the Bucks are 9-9 in the 18 games they have played away from Wisconsin.  

As for the Pistons, they are the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 4-37 record in their first 41 games. 

They are 2-8 over their last ten games and most recently lost to Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 124-117.  

At home, the Pistons have gone 2-18 in the 20 games they have hosted in Michigan. 

In December, the Bucks blew out the Pistons (at home in Milwaukee) by a score of 146-114.