Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo Leaves EuroBasket Game After Suffering Ankle Injury

Antetokounmpo, who is playing for Greece in the EuroBasket championship, left his team's game against Estonia on Wednesday due to an ankle injury. He didn't come back.

The Athletic's Eric Nehm and SPORT 24's Harris Stavrou gave details.

Harris Stavrou @harris_stavrou

Giannis was telling to the medical staff that he tweaked his ankle on that play. It's not his knee, as Eric correctlyy pointed out. https://t.co/75iwigyfiB

After leaving the game, Antetokounmpo iced up his knee, which has caused him some problems recently.

Dionysis Aravantinos @AravantinosDA

Giannis Antetokounmpo is getting some treatment in the Greek national team bench.

He has his knee in ice and tape wrapped around his back.

Harris Stavrou @harris_stavrou

Giannis' knee is wrapped in ice. Of course he is out for the rest of the game tonight.

Greece led 51-36 at the half and went on to win 90-69.

Aris Barkas @arbarkas

Giannis Antetokounmpo has scored 25 in 15 minutes on 9/10 FG on pace for 50 chicken nuggets

The head coach of Greece's EuroBasket team said it was nothing major that the player was held out of the game because of a knee problem. He has had knee and back pain, but an exam in August found nothing.

He came back for Tuesday's game.

Harris Stavrou @harris_stavrou

Per Dimitris Itoudis, Giannis Antetokounmpo will be available for tomorrow's game against Ukraine. "He had a discomfort on his knee, but nothing serious" he said. Itoudis also said Kostas Antetokounmpo is closing in on his return to the court for the Greek NT.

Antetokounmpo has missed at least 10 regular-season games in four of the last five years. He didn't play in 15 games.

The most dominant player in the NBA is the six-time All- Star. He averaged a career-high 29.9 points on 55.3 percent shooting from the field last season while adding a career-high 18.6 rebound, 5.8 assists and 1.4 blocks per game.

The career of Antetokounmpo is a Hall of Fame caliber. He is a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a two-time defensive player of the year. He's only 27 years old.

It looks like Antetokounmpo's ankle injury isn't serious, and his knee didn't stop him from dominating.

His next chance to play will be Sunday in the round of 16 after Greece won all five of their games.