Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 110-87 loss to Detroit Pistons

A bad night gets worse

As if Wednesday night wasn’t already bad enough, it finished with lingering questions on the health status of Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Overall, Antetokounmpo’s night wasn’t anything special, aside from a solid first quarter, which included of pair rim ripping dunks that came in quick succession to get his night going.

In fact, Giannis recorded a season scoring low for a single game with 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field (1-for-3 from deep). To make matters worse, he failed to make a single trip to the free throw line, the second time this season that has occurred for the 23-year-old (the other time came on December 28 versus the Minnesota Timberwolves).

Adding in four turnovers, three rebounds and just two assists, Giannis looked surprisingly mortal, greatly contrasting to his gaudy performance the previous night versus the Washington Wizards. That was only compounded by the fact that Giannis’ night was cut short after taking a shot to the face trying to put back a second chance score that was called for offensive basket interference seconds later.

It was the second time for Giannis to get grazed/poked in or near the eye and it forced him out of the game early as he headed back to the locker room with the assistance of a trainer after getting pulled from the court. After the game, Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel got an update from Antetokounmpo himself:

So with already not enough to worry about regarding the knocks or ailments Giannis is and has dealt with this season, this will certainly be something to keep an eye on in the coming days. And no, pun not intended, considering the circumstances.