FINAL UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo's Injury Status in Heat-Bucks Game
UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo's X-ray came back negative (via ESPN's Jamal Collier).
FINAL UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game.
Via Underdog NBA: "Status alert: Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) won't return Sunday."
UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to Sunday's game but is now headed back to the locker room.
Via Underdog NBA: "Status alert: Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) headed to locker room again Sunday."
UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo is back on the bench.
Via Underdog NBA: "Status alert: Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) has returned to Bucks' bench Sunday."
On Sunday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks are hosting Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
During the game, their best player (Giannis Antetokounmpo) went to the locker room.
Via Underdog NBA: "Status alert: Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) headed to locker room Sunday."
The two-time MVP has played nine minutes and has six points and three rebounds on 2/4 shooting from the field.
He is coming off another sensational regular season with averages of 31.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per contest in 63 games while shooting 55.3% from the field.
The Bucks finished the season as the best team in the NBA with a 58-24 record.
They are the first seed in the Eastern Conference and an outstanding 32-9 in the 41 games they have hosted on their home floor in Wisconsin.
Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to the NBA Championship in 2021, and they lost in the second round of the 2022 playoffs.
There is no question that they will have an excellent chance to win their second title in the last three seasons.
As for the Heat, they are the eighth seed and finished the year with a 44-38 record.
They had been the seventh seed but lost their first play-in tournament game to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
Last season, the Heat lost in Game 7 of the Conference Finals.
