Bucks Injury Report: Giannis Antetokounmpo Status Downgraded For Game vs Magic

The Milwaukee Bucks are taking on the Orlando Magic today and they will be looking to keep the winning going strong. Milwaukee enters this game on a four-game winning streak and they have won eight of their past 10 games overall.

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However, the team could be without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo for this contest. Antetokounmpo was originally listed as probable for the game but now has been downgraded to questionable due to an illness.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (illness) now listed questionable Saturday.
— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) March 8, 2025

Antetokounmpo has been playing like an MVP this season, helping to propel the Bucks all year. For the season, he has 30.8 points, 12.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 1.9 blocks per game.

The star has carried this team and they are a very different team whenever he isn't on the court. If he can't go, others will need to step up against a feisty Orlando team today.

If Antetokounmpo does have to miss this game, it would certainly hurt the Bucks' chances of winning this game. Milwaukee is in the middle of a tight playoff seeding race so every game becomes magnified at this point in the season.

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The Bucks own a record of 36-25 for the year and currently sit in the No. 4 spot within the Eastern Conference standings. They are a full game up on the Indiana Pacers in the standings and would love to remain where they are.

If Milwaukee were to clinch a top-four seed, they would get home-court advantage, at least in the first round of the playoffs. This could benefit the team well as they have been a much better team at home this season.

Milwaukee is 21-9 at home this year and 14-16 on the road. Getting home-court could be the difference between a long playoff run for this Bucks team or another early playoff exit.

We should know more about the status of Antetokounmpo as we get closer to the game start.

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