All 20 NBA Playoff, Play-In Teams Determined After Bucks Eliminated In Loss to Spurs

The Bucks have lost nine of their past 11 games. Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his sixth straight game with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise, having appeared in just 36 games this season. The two-time MVP's availability has become entangled in broader debates over tanking and the league's player participation policy. The National Basketball Players Association issued a statement earlier this week that appeared to rebuke the Bucks over their handling of Antetokounmpo's status. Ownership of the Bucks have gone on the record stating that Antetokounmpo will either sign an extension with the franchise this offseason of be traded. Milwaukee had made the playoffs in each season since drafting Antetokounmpo in 2013, establishing the franchise as a perennial Eastern Conference contender throughout that run. San Antonio, meanwhile, continues its late-season surge. The Spurs won their eighth straight game and their 13th in the past 14 to move within two games of the first-place Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference. Stephon Castle recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. Victor Wembanyama, drawing increasing MVP consideration, contributed 23 points, 15 rebounds and six assists.