Giannis Antetokounmpo was voted into this year’s All-Star Game as a starter, the 10th straight year he’s earned both honors. He was expected to captain Team World as the NBA tries out a new format for this year’s star-studded affair. But the “Greek Freak” suffered a calf injury on January 23 and told reporters himself he expected to miss four to six weeks, which meant he would still be recovering when All-Star weekend rolled around.
Thus it was expected that commissioner Adam Silver would be naming an injury replacement for Antetokounmpo shortly after his injury. That did not happen. Antetokounmpo was named a coach for the celebrity All-Star Game on Friday but otherwise there was not a peep about whether he’d play and, if not, who he’d be replaced by. As the ASG crept closer it became more and more odd that the NBA hadn’t yet stepped in to make clear what will happen with Antetokounmpo.
