The 2025-26 NBA season has just passed its halfway point as the All-Star break approaches. One of the major questions is about Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Milwaukee Bucks are going through a difficult period as questions grow around Giannis Antetokounmpo’s leadership. Losses, trade rumors, and injuries have added pressure, especially after Giannis revealed a right calf strain that could sideline him four to six weeks.
With the February 5 trade deadline approaching, Bill Simmons tossed out a bold scenario that would dramatically alter the NBA landscape, suggesting a blockbuster deal that swaps Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic for two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
The Bucks’ downturn continued last night, as they lost 102-100 at home to the very shorthanded Denver Nuggets, going winless against them this season. The game was certainly a weird one, with Denver getting up 23 points in the third quarter, and then all but relinquishing that lead in the fourth after a rabid Milwaukee comeback.
Injuries continue to bite NBA stars in a significant way this season. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is the latest big-name player slated to miss a significant amount of time.
Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t a doctor, but he sounded like one after suffering a right calf injury in the Bucks’ 102-100 loss to the Nuggets on Friday. The Bucks superstar expects to sit out four-to-six weeks, according to The Athletic’s Eric Nehm and Jamal Collier of ESPN.
Sometimes a trade in the NBA comes out of nowhere, like last year when the Lakers and Mavs shocked the world with the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis deal. Other times, the ‘will they, won’t they’ gets dragged out interminably, until it reaches a point where everyone just wants it to happen so we can all move on with our lives.
Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers did not have a timetable on Wednesday for when guard Kevin Porter Jr., who is battling a strained oblique, will rejoin the lineup.