Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo indicated to reporters on Christmas he was dealing with a sore back.

Giannis still has a sore back, but he's probable to play on Friday against the Atlanta Hawks:

Antetokounmpo struggled on Christmas against the Philadelphia 76ers. The reigning MVP shot 8-of-27 from the field and 0-of-7 from beyond the arc. The Bucks lost to the Sixers by 12 points.

Overall on the season, Giannis is averaging 30.5 points, 12.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists. The Bucks star is shooting 55.4 percent from the floor, 32.7 percent from the 3-point line and 59.7 percent from the charity stripe.

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The Bucks still have the best record in the NBA despite their Christmas loss. Milwaukee is 27-5.

Look for Giannis to go off against the Hawks. Very rarely will The Greek Freak have two bad games in a row. Also, the Bucks pride themselves on not losing two straight games.

The Hawks are one of the worst teams in the NBA. The Bucks should be able to easily defeat Atlanta.

Milwaukee fans are hoping Giannis' back gets better moving forward. The best thing that can happen to the Bucks on Friday is that they blow out the Hawks and Giannis doesn't have to play a lot of minutes.