Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out for Thursday’s game with left knee soreness.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his first game of the season Thursday night as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Golden State Warriors, 120-110.
Ryan Rollins scored a career-best 32 points to lead Milwaukee without the two-time Kia MVP award winner.
Injury Update: Giannis Antetokounmpo is out for tonight’s game vs. Golden State. https://t.co/hRfTATFdiW
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) October 30, 2025
The two-time MVP had been listed as probable in the Bucks’ afternoon injury report because of left knee soreness, but the team announced about an hour before the opening tip that he wouldn’t be available.
Antetokounmpo, 30, has averaged 36.3 points, 14 rebounds and 7.0 assists through the Bucks’ first four games of the season. He entered Thursday night’s action ranked second in the league in scoring (behind Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey) and rebounding (behind Denver’s Nikola Jokic).
