Bucks' Antetokounmpo will play Thursday despite ankle sprain

After prized rookie Jabari Parker went down with a season-ending knee injury earlier this week, the Milwaukee Bucks appear to have dodged a bullet this time around.

Giannis Antetokounmpo will be in the lineup when the Bucks take on the Sacramento Kings on Thursday, despite spraining his left ankle in Portland on Wednesday.

Antetokounmpo has averaged 12.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists on 49 percent shooting while suiting up in all 26 games for the surprising 13-13 Bucks, putting him squarely in the early Most Improved Player discussion.