Giannis Antetokounmpo will be back in the Bucks’ lineup Sunday when Milwaukee hosts the Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn Nets, according to ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The two-time MVP left in the opening minute of the team’s loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday after suffering a right ankle sprain and sat out the Bucks’ win over the Chicago Bulls the following night.
The Bucks are no strangers to playing without Antetokounmpo. Friday’s game was the 10th he has missed this season, including six in early April with an ailing left knee.
Antetokounmpo sits fifth in the NBA in scoring (28 points per game) and seventh in rebounding (11.2). The Bucks enter Saturday’s tilt in third place in the East, 3.5 games back of the Nets.
You can catch the game on Sportsnet ONE or SN Now at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 PT.
With files from The Associated Press
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