NBA Finals Bucks-Suns: Twitter Reacts To News About Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Thanasis Antetokounmpo is out for Game 5 of the NBA Finals due to health and safety protocols.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo (brother of Giannis) has entered health and safety protocols and will miss Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Phoenix against the Suns on Saturday.

The status of Antetokounmpo can be seen in a Tweet that is embedded below from the Athletic's Shams Charania.

Bucks' Thanasis Antetokounmpo has entered health and safety protocols and is listed out for Game 5 of the NBA Finals vs. Suns.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 17, 2021

Here is what Twitter is saying.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo (health and safety protocols) is out for Game 5 vs. Suns pic.twitter.com/9QqKRdj738

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 17, 2021

Milwaukee Bucks small forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out for Game 5 of the 2021 NBA Finals due to the league’s health and safety protocols.https://t.co/2fDrCNFyYa

— FanSided (@FanSided) July 17, 2021

Thanasis Antetokounmpo is currently the only member of the #Bucks listed on the injury report as entering the health and safety protocol. https://t.co/PiTKoDqMwz

— Jim Owczarski (@JimOwczarski) July 17, 2021

Thanasis Antetokounmpo won't be with the Bucks tonight for Game 5, as he's entered the NBA's health and safety protocols. 😧 pic.twitter.com/aNM50ctmy8

— theScore (@theScore) July 17, 2021

With Thanasis Antetokounmpo in COVID protocol, a timely re-up here: The NBA is trying to get these Finals over the finish line. To that point, a source told me yesterday that there had been a recent uptick in contact tracing as a result of the spreadhttps://t.co/vgqJE867KC

— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 17, 2021

The Bucks just lost their bench hype man. We will miss your energy Thanasis Antetokounmpo 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Wcy8ncXFrq

— Bucks Nation (@BucksNationCP) July 17, 2021

We can't, of course, obscure the unsettling news as Game 5 tipoff approaches: Milwaukee's Thanasis Antetokounmpo is out for Game 5 after entering the league's health and safety protocols.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 17, 2021

The Phoenix Suns are 4-point favorites in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, according to FanDuel.

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