Giannis Antetokounmpo to miss 1-2 weeks due to mild groin strain

The diagnosis is an encouraging one for the Milwaukee Bucks, who are 8-7 this season and 1-1 when Antetokounmpo has been out of the lineup.

Doc Rivers said Antetokounmpo began favoring his groin as early as the first quarter in Monday's game.

Antetokounmpo is averaging 32.6 points on 63% shooting with 11.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists in his first 12 games this season.

While it’s unclear how much time Antetokounmpo will miss as a result of the groin injury, it’s probably not a great sign that it was quickly diagnosed as a strain. Even relatively mild groin strains often cause multi-week absences and are notoriously difficult to recover from.