Clarity with Giannis Antetokounmpo is not going to come till Wednesday’s sport day towards the Miami Heat, with the Milwaukee Bucks All-Star ahead not working towards Tuesday because of a lower-back contusion sustained Sunday.
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer expressed optimism Tuesday a few return by Antetokounmpo in Wednesday evening’s 9 p.m. Game 2 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff collection. The Heat received Sunday’s collection opener 130-117 at Fiserv Forum, with Antetokounmpo enjoying simply 10:50 after taking a tough first-quarter tumble on a blocking foul by Heat ahead Kevin Love.
“We have 24-plus hours before game time, so he’ll get treatment,” Budenholzer mentioned Tuesday. “And we’ll see how he feels. I think there has been a lot of progress and hopefully there’s more in the next day or so.”
The expectation seems to be that Antetokounmpo will likely be again.
“I mean, I think if I’m being honest, I think there is an optimism,” he mentioned. “Time, I think is a little bit on our side. But I think that equation will flip, so yeah, Yeah, I would say we’re optimistic.”
Antetokounmpo missed two of the 4 video games within the groups’ season collection, with the Heat successful each of these in Miami.
The Heat’s harm report for Wednesday is restricted to level guard Kyle Lowry being listed as questionable because of left-knee soreness, with guard Tyler Herro out as a result of fractured proper hand sustained Sunday and rookie large man Nikola Jovic out because of ongoing again spasms.
Waiting sport
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Tuesday declined to disclose his alternative starter for Herro, providing, “I don’t know yet.”
Duncan Robinson opened Sunday’s second half when Herro was not obtainable.
“I found out at halftime, when we brought it in,” Robinson mentioned Tuesday.
The improve got here after Robinson didn’t play in both of the Heat’s two video games within the play-in spherical.
“It’s been challenges to it,” Robinson mentioned of his playing-time whirlwind. “But it’s part of playing a role on a good team. So just trying to do my work behind the scenes, so when I do get an opportunity, I’m ready to take advantage of it.”
Robinson’s 6:26 in Game 1 got here after an prolonged pregame 3-on-3 scrimmage hours earlier than Sunday’s sport. The different 5 gamers in that scrimmage didn’t play Sunday: Victor Oladipo, Haywood Highsmith, Omer Yurtseven, Orlando Robinson and Jamal Cain.
“Just to stay sharp,” Robinson mentioned of the scrimmage, unaware he can be enjoying later. “Obviously it’s actually exhausting to simulate sport reps when loads of what we’re doing, particularly with the blokes which might be enjoying heavy minutes, are extra walkthroughs, shootaround sort stuff.
“So for guys that aren’t playing, to stay sharp, you’ve got to get that kind of competitive aspect. So we’ve been doing that for a while now, and I think it’s helped.”
Quinn interview
Heat assistant coach Chris Quinn confirmed Tuesday he has an interview scheduled with the Detroit Pistons for his or her teaching emptiness. Dwayne Casey moved as much as the entrance workplace after teaching the Pistons to a 17-65 document this season.
Quinn final summer time interviewed for the Utah Jazz teaching emptiness that went to former Boston Celtics assistant Will Hardy.
Quinn, 39, is finishing his ninth season as an assistant to Spoelstra, filling in for video games when Spoelstra has not been obtainable.
Schedule replace
The NBA introduced that if the Philadelphia 76ers sweep the Brooklyn Nets, then Game 4 of Heat-Bucks in Miami will likely be 7:30 p.m. Monday on TNT. If the Nets win one of many subsequent two video games in that collection, then Game 4 of Heat-Bucks will likely be 7 p.m. Monday on NBA TV. Either method, Game 4 additionally on Bally Sports Sun in South Florida . . .
Heat middle Bam Adebayo performed fifth in voting for NBA Defensive Player of the Year that went to Memphis Grizzlies ahead Jaren Jackson Jr. Heat ahead Jimmy Butler obtained one third-place vote within the media balloting.
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