NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo has knee surgery, should be ready for training camp


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FILE–Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo (34). (AP Photograph/Marta Lavandier, File)

MILWAUKEE— Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo had surgical procedure on his left knee through the offseason, however the two-time MVP ought to be prepared for coaching camp, Milwaukee coach Adrian Griffin mentioned Wednesday.

Griffin mentioned after a follow with the Bucks’ summer time league workforce that Antetokounmpo had a “routine” process.

“He had a routine surgical procedure on his left knee, and it went nice,” Griffin mentioned. “All the pieces went as deliberate, and we anticipate him again and able to go in coaching camp.”

It’s unclear whether or not the surgical procedure will stop Antetokounmpo from taking part in for Greece within the World Cup, which begins Aug. 25.

Antetokounmpo completed third in MVP balloting this previous season. He averaged a career-high 31.1 factors together with 11.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 63 video games. Antetokounmpo helped the Bucks submit the NBA’s finest regular-season document earlier than their gorgeous first-round playoff loss to the Miami Warmth.

Eleven of the video games he missed over the course of the season had been on account of what the workforce described as left knee soreness.

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