If you need to know how seriously to take the Milwaukee Bucks in their first game of the NBA preseason – a 106-102 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies – take a cue from Giannis Antetokounmpo:
The Bucks went through this game without Giannis, as well as Khris Middleton, Joe Ingles, Wes Matthews, and Pat Connaughton. Not to be outdone, Memphis head coach Taylor Jenkins sat…well, just about everybody. With this being the first exhibition game after a normal-length summer, it’s not a shock to see so many rotation-level (or better) players be held out of action.