MILWAUKEE – As has unfortunately been the case throughout New Orleans’ 2019-20 regular season, Wednesday’s game at Fiserv Forum will be notable partly for who’s not going to be in uniform.
Midway through this morning’s Pelicans shootaround, coaches and players learned that Milwaukee All-Star and reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of tonight’s game, with the Bucks tweeting from their official account that Antetokounmpo won’t play due to quad tendon soreness. Roughly a half-hour later, Alvin Gentry told reporters that his team will be without Derrick Favors, who has not played since mid-November but is working to get back into condition to be able to suit up.