Giannis Antetokounmpo is likely to return to play for the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday after sitting out the past five games with a knee injury. The latest Giannis Antetokounmpo injury news includes an update that Khris Middleton also is likely to return after he missed 18 games with knee soreness.
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Milwaukee is as much as an 11.5-point road favorite at the Detroit Pistons, using the OddsShopper tools for the best NBA lines, with Antetokounmpo and Middleton each listed as probable.
Antetokounmpo, a perennial NBA MVP favorite, has not played since Jan. 11, and the Bucks were 2-3 in the games he missed. Entering Sunday, he was fourth in the NBA in scoring (31.0 ppg) and second in rebounding (11.9 rpg).
“Him being healthy, taking care of him is always our priority, we’re probably always going to err on the side of caution because we know how important he is to us,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said last week.
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After scoring 45, 43, 55 and 30 points, Antetokounmpo averaged 12.7 points in the three games right before he was sidelined.
“Obviously your body is tired,” Antetokounmpo said after the 30-point game Jan. 4. “It’s more mental than physical, just being about to go out there and get the job done on a back to back always feels good.”
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Middleton has not played since Dec. 15, his seventh game of the season after also missing the first 20 with a wrist injury. He averaged 11.1 points when he has played this season, after averaging at least 20.1 in four of the prior five seasons.
Antetokounmpo is the fifth choice to win NBA MVP at +1100 at FanDuel (Nikola Jokic is the favorite at -110). The Bucks are the second choice to win the NBA championship, at +550, behind the Boston Celtics at +390.
Milwaukee (29-17) was third in the Eastern Conference entering Sunday. Its over/under for wins is 52.5.
