The Milwaukee Bucks (28-12) will not start Giannis Antetokounmpo when they visit Ohio on Wednesday to play the Cleveland Cavaliers (23-15). The Bucks have declared the “Greek Freak” and two-time NBA MVP out of the contest due to a right shoulder contusion.

The Bucks, who have triumphed in three consecutive games, will play a Cleveland team that has won 10 of its previous 13 games and five of its previous five.

How is Giannis Antetokounmpo doing?

Although Giannis Antetokoumpo has been playing through his injuries lately, he will now miss the Cavaliers game to rest. For Milwaukee, this will only be the second game this season that the superstar point forward will miss.

He managed to play through the injury and finished with a triple-double of 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists against the Sacramento Kings.

When is Giannis Antetokounmpo going to be back?

The amount of time Antetokounmpo will be absent has not been updated. Milwaukee will play the Cavs three times in the next ten days, starting a three-game road trip. Following Wednesday’s game against the Cavaliers, the Bucks will play a two-game series against the Detroit Pistons.

In an interview with the media, he disclosed his desire to play as much as possible this season, saying he doesn’t want to miss any games after the longest summer of his career.

“All I want to do is play games. I simply played a lot of games,” Antetokounmpo remarked (as reported by NBA.com from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel). “What is this forty-game? I am quite pleased with myself because I have only missed one game. I simply want to be accessible for my team because, in my absence, I wasn’t able to practice or play with the national team over the offseason. In other words, this is essentially my practice.”

“I try to work through routines with the team and motions and all that when I’m out there, trying to be as available for the team as I can be for myself. This year, I hope to be able to do this.”