MILWAUKEE (AP) — The knock on the Milwaukee Bucks heading into the season was that they didn’t have enough star power supporting Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Now they’re going to have to find a way to win without the two-time league MVP. Bucks coach Doc Rivers says Antetokounmpo will miss about two weeks after straining his left groin Monday in a 118-106 loss at Cleveland.

“We thought it could be worse,” Rivers said after practice Wednesday. “I thought it was actually pretty good news.”

Any extended absence for Antetokounmpo still represents a major obstacle for a team already slumping, with three losses in its last four games. The Bucks (8-7) begin a three-game homestand Thursday against Philadelphia.

“We’ve just got to rally and come together,” guard A.J. Green said after practice. “

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