The Milwaukee Bucks will begin another extended stretch of games without their cornerstone piece in Giannis Antetokounmpo as they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

Antetokounmpo is expected to miss two to four weeks after he went down with a right calf strain just under three minutes into Milwaukee's victory against Detroit on Wednesday.

The Bucks officially didn't improve their 1-5 record in games in which Antetokounmpo has not played this season, but they beat the East's top team 113-109 essentially without Antetokounmpo for the night.

Kevin Porter Jr., who is coming back from a torn meniscus in his right knee, an injury that kept him out for over a month, recorded 26 points to lead the team in scoring for the second straight game Wednesday. Ryan Rollins added 22, while AJ

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