Giannis Antetokounmpo: Milwaukee Bucks star expects to miss up to six weeks with calf issue

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo expects to be out for about four to six weeks with a calf injury.

Antetokounmpo played 32 minutes of his side’s 102-100 defeat by the Denver Nuggets on Friday before coming off in the final minute of the game.

“Probably the next steps will be, go to [an] MRI tomorrow,” said the 31-year-old, who produced 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists against the Nuggets.

“After the MRI, they’ll tell me, probably, I popped something in my calf, in my soleus, something. They’ll probably give me a protocol of four to six weeks that I’ll be out.

“This is from my experience being around the NBA.”

He added: “After that, I’m going to work my butt off to come back. That will probably be the end of February, beginning of March.”