UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo's Current Injury Status For Cavs-Bucks Game
UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo is available (h/t Underdog NBA).
On Friday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks will host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Wisconsin.
For the game, Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available.
Via Underdog NBA: "Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) listed probable for Friday."
Antetokounmpo has played in 42 games and is averaging 31.3 points, 11.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per contest while shooting 60.5% from the field and 24.0% from the three-point range.
The Bucks are the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 31-13 record in their first 44 games.
They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak and are 7-3 over their last ten games.
Most recently, the Bucks beat the Cavs (also in Wisconsin) by a score of 126-116.
Antetokounmpo was brilliant, and put up 35 points, 18 rebounds, ten assists and two blocks while shooting 16/24 from the field and 1/1 from the three-point range in 35 minutes of playing time.
Following the Cavs, the Bucks will remain at home to host Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday evening.
In Milwaukee, they are 20-4 in 24 games.
As for the Cavs, they are the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 26-16 record in their first 42 games.
They are 8-2 over their last ten games and 11-8 in the 19 games they have played on the road.
Following the Bucks, the Cavs will return home to host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday evening.
