UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo's Updated Injury Status For Bucks-Grizzlies Game
UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo is available (h/t Eric Nehm of The Athletic).
On Thursday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks will face off against the Memphis Grizzlies in Tennessee.
For the game, the Bucks could be without their best player, as two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the injury report.
He has been downgraded to questionable.
Via Underdog NBA: "Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) now listed questionable Thursday."
Antetokounmpo has played in 53 games and is averaging 30.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per contest while shooting 61.1% from the field and 25.5% from the three-point range.
The Bucks are the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a 35-20 record in 55 games.
In their most recent game, they lost to the Miami Heat by a score of 123-97.
Antetokounmpo had 23 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks while shooting 11/18 from the field and 1/2 from the three-point range in 34 minutes of playing time.
After their showdown with Memphis, the Bucks will play their next game on February 23 when they visit Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
Meanwhile, the Grizzlies are among the worst teams in the league and have a 19-36 record in 55 games, which has them as the 13th seed in the Western Conference.
They are 1-9 over their last ten games and most recently beat the Houston Rockets by a score of 121-113.
After Thursday's matchup with the Bucks, the Grizzlies will play their next game on February 23 when they visit Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers.
