Bucks Rally to Defeat Pistons Amidst Giannis Antetokounmpo Injury Concern
Milwaukee, WI – โDecember 4, 2025 โฃ- The Milwaukee Bucks secured a โขhard-fought comeback victory overโ the Detroitโ Pistonsโ Wednesday night, but the win โขwas overshadowed byโ a frightening injury to superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.Antetokounmpoโค collapsed โto the floor during the game, immediately raising concerns, thoughโฃ the team has as ruled out an Achilles injury.
The Bucks,already navigating a stretch without their โคleading scorer due to a left adductor strain,overcame aโฃ deficit toโค defeat the Eastern conference-leading Pistons.โ Milwaukee had โpreviously lost all four games Antetokounmpo had missedโ wiht the adductor injury, though two whereโ closely contested.โ Wednesday’s win demonstrated the team’s ability to secure a victory in a tight game even withoutโข their star player.
“Either you come โฃtogether as a unit and you โfigure out a โฃway to reel it in for โhim orโ the air gets sucked and we can’t come back from it,” said Bucks guard Pat Connaughton. “And I think Giannis woudl be โขproud of us that we were able to come โback and finish the game and get a win for him.”
The victory came after โa teamโ meeting held earlier Wednesday, prompted by a disappointing โloss toโ theโ Washington Wizards on Monday.โ Forward Bobby Portis explained the meeting’s purposeโ was to refocus the team.โ
“Just trying to keep guys’ minds right, keep guys โฃtogether, โthat’s a big thing in the league,” Portis said. “Obviously, everybody wants toโ get โpaid, everybody has differentโ motives, โขwhatever it is. Just making sure that we’re together, right? And then, most importantly, understanding that โขwe have to get a โฃwin. No matter โhow we get it. If it’sโ ugly, if it’s good, if we’re knocking down shots, whatever it is, โthe most vital thing โwas to win.”
The win also arrived amidst ongoing trade rumors surrounding Antetokounmpo’s future with the Bucks. Players were โขrapid to dismiss the speculation and โฃreaffirm โtheirโข belief in Antetokounmpo’s commitment toโ Milwaukee.
“I’ll just say this: โThere’s a lot of outside noise, that’s โฃjust what comes with it,” Connaughton stated. “And Giannisโฃ does a great jobโค of assuring (us) that he’s โwanting to be here with this โgroup specifically. So, we ain’t even worried about all the outside noise. That’s my brother and I’m sure if โit was something he โคwould come to us, but โฃhe’s with usโฃ and we’re gonnaโ hold it down untilโข he’s ready.”
Teammate Green echoed that sentiment, saying, “We certainly know GA. We certainly know he’s here for us.He loves the city. He loves the team. We love him. โWe’re gonna play for him. He’s โgonnaโ playโฃ for us.So, people are going โคto say whatever, outsideโ noise, but we โคknow what it is inside this locker room and theโ relationship โฃweโ gotโค and the team we got, so we’re just gonna continue to run with that and โฃtrustโข it.”
While a definitiveโ diagnosis of โAntetokounmpo’s injuryโฃ remains pending,the teamโ has confirmed it is not an Achilles injury. The timeline for his return remains uncertain.โฃ Following theโฃ game, Antetokounmpo was theโ first player to congratulate the team on their win via the team’s group chat,โค demonstrating his continued supportโข and leadership.
