Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has a sprained ligament in his right wrist and will undergo treatment with the expectation that he will return to the lineup once the pain subsides, ESPN reported on Monday night.
Antetokounmpo was examined in New York a day after playing just 20 seconds and scoring two points in his team’s 184-175 victory over Team LeBron in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night in Salt Lake City.
The two-time league MVP suffered the injury Thursday against the Bulls after attempting a block.
Antetokounmpo, 28, is averaging 31.8 points, 12.2 boards and 5.4 assists this season.
The Celtics’ Jayson Tatum scored an All-Star Game-record 55 points to lead Team Giannis in the All-Star Game. ... Nine-time All-Star G Russell Westbrook plans to sign with the Clippers, his agent told ESPN on Monday. The Jazz and Westbrook, 34, finalized the buyout on the remaining $47 million owed on his expiring deal and he was waived by the team. Westbrook averaged 15.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 52 games with the Lakers this season before he was traded Wednesday. ... ESPN reported that 7-footer Meyers Leonard, who’s been out of the league since March 2021 after uttering an antisemitic slur on a video game livestream before rehabilitating post-surgical nerve damage on his right leg, will sign a 10-day contract with the Bucks. Leonard, 30, last played in an NBA game in January 2021 with the Heat. ... G Patrick Beverley was planning to sign with the Bulls, his agent told ESPN. Beverley, 34, is a Chicago native.
NHL: Islanders center Mathew Barzal is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Barzal, 25, is second on the team with 51 points (14 goals, 37 assists). ... Center Travis Konecny left the Flyers’ 4-3 victory over the host Flames with an upper-body injury. Konecny, 25, has 26 goals and 26 assists this season.