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Report: Milwaukee Bucks Optimistic About Giannis Antetokounmpo Returning For Game 2

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is dealing with a back contusion
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Report: Milwaukee Bucks Optimistic About Giannis Antetokounmpo Returning For Game 2
Report: Milwaukee Bucks Optimistic About Giannis Antetokounmpo Returning For Game 2

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 The Miami Heat had the luxury of playing the Milwaukee Bucks without their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo for the second half of Sunday's win in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference. 

That could end soon because there is optimism he could return Wednesday for Game 2, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. 

Antetokounmpo left in the first half after sustaining a back injury following a hard foul. The Heat are preparing for either scenario. They faced the Bucks twice earlier this year with him. 

"It changed the dynamic of their team but they're still a very good team," Heat forward Jimmy Butler said. "They beat us earlier this year without Giannis as well.

The Heat are attempting to become the fifth No. 8 seed to knock off a No. 1 in the playoffs. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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