We all saw the announcement on Tuesday evening that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sidelined for the next one to two weeks with a groin strain. While this is only a minor ailment, it's making the Milwaukee Bucks make one important realization: that small injuries that linger are an unfortunate inevitability of the front office's failures.
Antetokounmpo is still a top-three player in the association. But although he's "only" 30 years old, he is playing in his 13th NBA season. Combine that with the fact that he has always been a player who goes all-out on both ends of the floor, and it's easy to see why little injuries like his recent groin strain could ultimately be of greater concern than they might initially seem.