Giannis Antetokounmpo has not scrimmaged or sprinted yet

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
The Bucks tried to get to the rim to alleviate perimeter pressure, but it didn’t work. Without Giannis Antetokounmpo, beating pressure was difficult.
“Those were not great. I mean, they have to be good shots.” – Doc Rivers
Game 2 recap, at @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/5441221/2024/0… – 2:34 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Happy for the Pacers. Really hope they keep that momentum going. Gonna be interesting to see if Giannis changes the calculus or not. Pacers winning applies more pressure to that decision. – 11:14 PM

Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Bucks did a lot of things well in game 1 but tonight you saw how slim their margin for error is without Giannis, especially when Indy doesn’t miss a ton of shots. Pacers consistently created advantages offensively and made it difficult for Bucks to get into their offense. – 11:04 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Giannis won’t play in G2, but he is progressing after suffering a calf strain on April 9.
Doc Rivers: “He shot today. He was on the floor a bunch so he’s getting closer.” – 7:31 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Milwaukee #Bucks rule Giannis Antetokounmpo out for tonight’s playoff game vs. the Indiana Pacers jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 5:11 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
At @TheAthletic: Giannis Antetokounmpo out with left soleus strain for Game 2 vs. Pacers theathletic.com/5439931/2024/0… – 5:07 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Dame without Giannis:
30.4 PPG
7.1 APG
41.6 3P%
How many for Dame tonight? statmuse.com/nba/player/dam… – 4:37 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been listed as out (left soleus strain) for Game 2 tonight vs. the Pacers on the 4:30 pm ET injury report. – 4:34 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to progress from calf injury, doubtful to play Game 2 jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via ⁦@journalsentinel⁩ – 2:22 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Game 2 of Pacers-Bucks is tonight at 8:30pm ET. Giannis is doubtful.
– NBA TV: Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Dennis Scott
– Officials: Tony Brothers, James Williams, Jacyn Goble
– T-shirt given to all fans in attendance pic.twitter.com/K4bMTHDhis – 11:45 AM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to progress from calf injury, doubtful to play Game 2 jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 8:46 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks coach Doc Rivers told reporters that today was more of a maintenance day for Giannis Antetokounmpo after four straight days of on-court work.
Here are Rivers’ full comments on Antetokounmpo from after today’s film session: pic.twitter.com/bHQ3bhWxK6 – 2:46 PM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Dame Time in Giannis absence, Valanciunas dominates boards but loses to OKC #NBAPlayoffs
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 3:59 AM

Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Bucks-Pacers Game 1 recap pod with @CamilleMonae is live! Dame takes flight, Khris steadies the ship, and the Bucks hold serve without Giannis: open.spotify.com/episode/7FHi2f… – 12:45 AM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Damian Lillard is already up to his point total from the season finale against Orlando halfway through the first quarter. Absolutely tremendous start for him. Exactly what Milwaukee needed with Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined. – 7:29 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Lillard having just the start the Bucks needed, even more so with Giannis out. He’s a veteran of these moments and is pouncing early.
Dame 15, Pacers 15.
Pacers will have to mix coverages defensively. Timeout. – 7:28 PM

Tony East @TonyREast
Bucks starting Damian Lillard, Patrick Beverley, Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis, and Brook Lopez without Giannis. The usual Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, and Lopez group for the Pacers. – 6:33 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Home teams are 6-0 to start the #NBAPlayoffs
And both games today were blowouts.
With Giannis out (left calf strain), the Pacers are favored by 1⃣ point in Milwaukee.
Series preview:
fieldhousefiles.com/p/pacers-2024-… – 6:03 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Carlisle emphasized the need to be physical at the point-of-attack v Bucks.
“Our thing has to got to be persistence.”
With Giannis out, he’s expecting more from Lillard and Portis.
Adds that the five regular-season meetings don’t mean much. “This is a new starting point.” – 5:56 PM

Dustin Dopirak @DustinDopirak
Carlisle: “If Giannis is going to be out, Portis is the perfect guy to fill in for him.” – 5:34 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Apple needs to officially kill the “Giannis” to “gianni’s” autocorrect it’s been a decade. – 5:28 PM

Dustin Dopirak @DustinDopirak
Doc Rivers says Giannis Antetokounmpo is out for the game. Doesn’t have a sense of when he’s coming back yet. Says he does look better – 5:18 PM

Lori Nickel @LoriNickel
Doc Rivers confirms that Giannis is out for Game 1 pic.twitter.com/Fo6NP93PEg – 5:17 PM

Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Giannis Antetokounmpo is out for Game 1 tonight, per Doc Rivers – 5:17 PM

Tony East @TonyREast
Giannis Antetokounmpo is OUT tonight, per Bucks head coach Doc Rivers. pic.twitter.com/ovnNIJoOMr – 5:17 PM

Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Doc Rivers confirms Giannis is OUT tonight – 5:16 PM