Bucks' Antetokounmpo (quad) to miss first game of season

Giannis Antetokounmpo's sore right quadriceps tendon will force him to miss his first game of the season Wednesday night when the Bucks welcome the New Orleans Pelicans to Milwaukee. The Bucks currently are on a 15-game winning streak, but the Pelicans enter having lost nine consecutive games. One more victory will match the Bucks' second-longest winning streak in franchise history.

Antetokounmpo, the NBA's reigning MVP, has scored 30.9 points per game, second in the league behind the Houston Rockets' James Harden (38.0). He is fifth in the NBA with 13.2 rebounds per game. The 25-year old scored 32 points with 15 rebounds in a victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday. The Bucks, who lead the Eastern Conference with a 21-3 record, next play at Memphis on Friday. Milwaukee has not lost a game since Nov. 8 at Utah.

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