Giannis to miss NBA Cup game vs. Heat with knee injury

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the NBA Cup clash against the Miami Heat due to a left knee effusion.

This will be Antetokounmpo's second missed game of the season and his first time missing a Cup contest.

The Bucks recently started to get in a groove and are winners of four in a row and six of their last seven. They went from 2-8 through their first 10 games but now sit at 8-9, good enough for sixth in the Eastern Conference.

Antetokounmpo is having a great start to his season, averaging a career-high 32.4 points per game to go along with 11.9 boards and 6.4 assists. He is also shooting over 60% from the field (60.8%) for the second time in his career.