The Milwaukee Bucks have tried to manage their two stars well. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are the two most important players on the team. The health of both players is of utmost importance for this team to be able to win games.

Antetokounmpo may be the best player in the NBA right now. His numbers are incredible: 32.7 points, 11.6 rebounds and six assists. When he’s out there, he’s pretty much unstoppable. Teams couldn’t stop him from dominating in the team.

The problem with Antetokounmpo is his injury history. He has missed several games in recent years due to various injuries. Most of them weren’t a big deal, but they’re tied to his knees. He regularly had to miss games due to knee pain or back problems.

He’s been pretty durable so far this season. He has only missed four games this year. Unfortunately, two of them were in the last few games. Coming out of the NBA Cup, he wasn’t able to play in many games and has only played against the Cavs since the NBA Cup Finals.

Before Thursday’s game against the Nets, Antetokounmpo was listed as questionable due to back spasms but will be sidelined. This has kept him from leaving in the last few contests. Milwaukee won both games against the Bulls and Wizards without him.

Antetokounmpo wants to play every game he can. He has expressed this repeatedly throughout his career. At the same time, he knows the ultimate goal is to be healthy come the playoffs. He must be at his healthiest in April.

The Bucks have been out east for the last month or so. In the East they take fifth place. They are still within striking distance of third place and are just three games behind the Knicks. It’s unlikely they’ll be able to beat the Celtics or Cavs for the top two seeds.

To get close to the higher seeded teams in the East, Antetokounmpo needs to play as many games as possible. This team goes as far as they can.

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