Giannis listed as doubtful for Game 1

There is no more watched body part in sports right now than Giannis Antetokounmpo’s knee, and no bigger question than when — or if — the two-time MVP will play in the NBA Finals.

And the Bucks weren’t talking about it.

With Game 1 versus Phoenix on Tuesday, players and coaches insisted they had no expectations whether the franchise forward would be able to suit up or not.

“I couldn’t tell you, man,” Khris Middleton said. “I expected him to play the next game or come back the day he got injured. He still wasn’t out there, so I couldn’t tell you.”

And Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer wouldn’t say whether he expected the Greek Freak to be ready to play.

However, late Monday night, the Bucks finally issued an official injury report and listed the Greek Freak as doubtful.

“We’ll continue to update it,” Budenholzer said earlier in the evening. “He’s had a good day. He’s making good progress. But I don’t have expectations either way.”

When pressed on what exactly a “good day” consisted of at practice, Budenholzer declined to elaborate.

“He’s done court work again. … He’s making progress and we’ll continue to update,” said Budenholzer, who wouldn’t say exactly what the Greek Freak has been able (or unable) to do, or whether it was more than he had done in his prior workouts.

“I’m just going to leave it,” Budenholzer said. “He did court work. So he’s making progress and we’re pleased that he’s making progress.”

Antetokoumpo saw his Eastern Conference finals cut short with the Game 4 knee injury, but the Bucks won the last two games versus Atlanta without him.

They crashed the boards en masse more often without Antetokounmpo dominating the offensive glass, and Jrue Holiday raised his energy level and consistency to pick up the slack in the Greek Freak’s absence.

“No letdowns, because the way Giannis plays there are no letdowns. He’s continually going to the basket, being aggressive on both ends of the floor. He brings so much to this team,” Holiday said.