The Milwaukee Bucks will be without Khris Middleton for the remainder of the series against the Chicago Bulls. The defending champion’s forward suffered a sprained knee ligament in Game 2.
As the team said in a statement, the forward will miss the rest of the series against the Bulls and will also not be available at the start of the conference semifinals – should the Bucks catch up to them. The team will not reexamine Middleton for another two weeks.
The 30-year-old escaped in the fourth quarter of Game 2 and fell unhappily unopposed. Middleton tried a few more possessions, but then had to head to the locker room. The Bucks lost the game 110-114 and had to accept a series tie.
In the first two games, the All-Star averaged 14.5 points and 7 assists, and Middleton was Milwaukee’s best long-range shooter with a 40% three-point rate.
Not only do the Bucks need to be without Middleton, backup guard George Hill will also be out for a while with an abdominal muscle strain. Bobby Portis, however, who missed the second half of Game 2 with an eye injury, was no longer listed on the Bucks’ official injury report.
Bucks vs. Bulls: the series at a glance
Match | date | Time | home | far away | result |
1 | april 18 | 12:30 pm | Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago buffalo | 93:86 |
two | april 21 | 3:30 am | Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago buffalo | 110:114 |
3 | April 23 | 2:30 am | Chicago buffalo | Milwaukee Bucks | – |
4 | April 24th | 19 hours | Chicago buffalo | Milwaukee Bucks | – |
5 | april 28 | to be defined | Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago buffalo | – |
6* | April 30th | to be defined | Chicago buffalo | Milwaukee Bucks | – |
7* | 1st May | to be defined | Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago buffalo | – |
*if necessary