MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers said he expects star Giannis Antetokounmpo to require closer to four weeks to recover from the strained right calf he sustained on Wednesday night.

Antetokounmpo's initial diagnosis projected that he could be sidelined for 2-4 weeks , but Rivers cautioned against rushing Antetokounmpo back to the court.

"I feel like we should learn is with calves -- make sure they're healthy," Rivers said before Friday's game against the Sixers . "So that may take longer than we want. That even may make Giannis frustrated over it, but we just got to try to get that right."

About three minutes into Wednesday's game against the Detroit Pistons , Antetokounmpo fell to the floor trying to get back on defense after what Rivers believed was a bump drivin

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