As the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Washington Wizards as part of the NBA In-Season tournament, a huge name landed on the injury report in superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Giannis was initially listed as probable before being downgraded to questionable with a non-COVID illness.

An hour and half before tip-off, however, Antetokounmpo was given the greenlight to play by head coach Adrian Griffin, per Eric Nehm of The Athletic.

In terms of the inaugural tourney, the Bucks have the same record with the Miami Heat at 2-0 in group play. However, Milwaukee gets the nod at first place as they have a better point differential, which could improve Friday. On paper, the Bucks massively outmatch the Wizards. On the other hand, Miami has a tougher matchup with the New York Knicks Friday night.

It is fortunate that Antetokounmpo won't miss the game against the Wizards, especially since they are looking to get back in the win column after a close loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. During the game, The Greek Freak was seen having an argument with Bucks coach Adrian Griffin, which was revealed after the game to be about taking the former MVP out of the game for a breather.

“He wanted to stay in, I wanted to give him a breather. That's all it was,” Griffin said. “And then I told him to stay at the table for one possession, and he got right back out there.”

When Antetokounmpo was asked about explaining the discussion between himself and Griffin, he bluntly said “no.” Nonetheless, the Bucks are 10-5, which puts them at third in the Eastern Conference before their contest against the Wizards on Friday.