Giannis Antetokounmpo, a two-time NBA MVP and key player for the Bucks, has been instrumental in the team's success. His self-diagnosis of a calf strain has raised eyebrows, but Rivers confirmed that it was indeed accurate. Calf strains are common in basketball and can vary in severity, affecting a player's mobility and performance.

Antetokounmpo has a history of calf injuries. In addition to the right calf strain that kept him out for three weeks earlier this season, he missed over two weeks (and sat out of the All-Star Game) last season due to a left calf strain. In addition, a left calf strain kept him out of the final week of the regular season and the playoffs in 2024.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s potential return date remains uncertain as the Milwaukee Bucks forward recovers from a calf strain that he had predicted might keep him out for four to six weeks

Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said there is 'no timetable' for the return of star Giannis Antetokounmpo after he suffered another calf strain.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is now just over two weeks into his recovery from a right calf strain suffered on Dec. 3, and when he met with a small group of reporters Dec. 18 he clarified that he suffered a soleus muscle strain within the calf.

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