Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves game early vs. Cavaliers due to a left groin strain

CLEVELAND (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo could be sidelined for a while after he left the second quarter of Monday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers due to a left groin strain.

Coach Doc Rivers didn't have any further update on Antetokounmpo after the Bucks 118-106 loss, and said the next step would be imaging on his left groin.

“We won’t know anything until tomorrow. It didn’t look great, I can tell you that,” Rivers said.

Antetokounmpo had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in 13 minutes. He immediately went to the locker room with 3:03 remaining in the second quarter after committing a foul and did not return.

Rivers said he thinks the injury occurred before that point in the game.

“He grabbed his groin, I think in the first quarter, and I asked him right away. He said it was fine. Then I think he grabbed it again and said it was fine. And then on the third time, you know, that’s when it happened. But I think it happened before, in my opinion," Rivers said.

The 14-year veteran leads the Eastern Conference and is fourth in the league in scoring at 31.2 points per game. He was listed as probable on the injury report before Monday's game due to left knee patellar tendinopathy.

Milwaukee started the season 4-1, but has dropped six of 10. It went 1-3 during its latest stretch of four games in six days.

The Bucks have a couple days off before their next game on Thursday against Philadelphia.

“We've got some work to do,” Rivers said. “There’s always a silver lining. I don’t know what it is. It doesn't look good right now. But we’re going to either find somebody or find something to run that will pay dividends later, and that’s the situation we’re about to go through.”

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Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo drives to the basket as Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell, right, looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) shoots as Cleveland Cavaliers' De'Andre Hunter (12) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives against Cleveland Cavaliers' Jarrett Allen during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives to the basket as Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley, second from right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state, the state’s chief minister said Sunday.

The blaze occurred just past midnight in Arpora village in North Goa, a party hub, some 25 kilometers (15-miles) from the state capital, Panaji.

Goa’s chief minister, Pramod Sawant, said most of the dead were the club’s kitchen workers, as well as three to four tourists. Six people were injured and are in stable condition, he said. All the bodies have been recovered.

The fire was caused by a gas cylinder blast and has been extinguished, the Press Trust of India news agency reported, quoting local police. However, eyewitnesses told the agency that the fire began on the club’s first floor, where tourists were dancing. It said at least 100 people were on the dance floor when the fire broke out and several rushed to the kitchen below in the chaos and got trapped along with staff.

Fatima Shaikh, an eyewitness, said the commotion began as flames erupted, according to the news agency. “We rushed out of the club only to see that the entire structure was up in flames,” she said.

The nightclub, located along the Arpora river backwaters, had a narrow entry and exit that forced the fire brigades to park their tankers about 400 meters away, the news agency said. The restricted access delayed firefighting efforts, it reported, citing local officials.

Sawant, the state's top elected official who called it an “unfortunate incident during peak tourist season,” said the club had violated fire safety norms. The state government has ordered an inquiry into the incident to determine the exact cause of the fire and determine responsibility, he said, adding that the government would act against the club management and officials who allowed it to operate despite these violations.

Local village council official Roshan Redkar told the news agency that authorities had earlier issued a demolition notice for the club as it had no construction permit from the government. But higher officials rolled back the order, he said.

Regulations are poorly enforced in India where some public sector officials and builders cut corners, leading to safety hazards.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a social media post called the incident deeply saddening and said he spoke with Sawant about the situation. He said the state government “is providing all possible assistance to those affected” while offering condolences to the victims’ families.

Accidents, particularly involving gas cylinders and electric short circuits, aren’t uncommon in India and often result in casualties, underlining the need for authorities to implement stringent safety protocols.

The western coastal state of Goa is one of India’s most popular tourist destinations, known for its sandy beaches.

The charred interiors of a nightclub, which caught fire early Sunday, are seen in Arpora, Goa, India, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo)