MILWAUKEE (AP) 鈥� Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss just his third game of the season Monday night when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Los Angeles Clippers.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers announced during his pregame availability that Antetokounmpo wouldn鈥檛 be available. The Bucks鈥� injury report listed the two-time MVP as questionable due to left Achilles tendinitis.
Rivers said the issue had been 鈥渙n and off for the last two or three games.鈥�
The only other games Antetokounmpo has missed this season were a with a strained right calf and a with a bruised right shoulder.
Antetokounmpo, 29, is scoring 30.8 points per game this season to rank third in the league. He also has 11.3 rebounds and a career-high 6.3 assists per game.
Milwaukee also will be missing Khris Middleton for an 11th straight game as he recovers from a sprained left ankle. The Clippers are playing a second straight game without Russell Westbrook, who Friday in a victory over the Washington Wizards.
The Bucks are seeking their sixth consecutive victory Monday. They haven鈥檛 lost since the All-Star break and have allowed fewer than 100 points in each of their last four games.
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