Editor’s Note: According to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, Khris Middleton will be re-evaluated in two weeks. The Bucks will no longer be able to rely on Middleton’s services for the first round at least.
Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton has an MCL sprain in his left knee and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, sources tell ESPN. Bucks will have to play without Middleton for the rest of this first-round series against Chicago.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 21, 2022
Khris Middleton will reportedly miss the next 3-4 weeks due to an MCL sprain he suffered on Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls.
BREAKING: Khris Middleton is expected to miss 3-4 weeks with his MCL injury, reports @Dario_Melendez.
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) April 21, 2022
Just… brutal. 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/T7L89g047O
Middleton left in the fourth quarter after falling awkwardly on an attempted drive to the rim. He posted 18 points, five rebounds, and eight assists in 33 minutes before he exited for the last time in Milwaukee’s 114-110 loss to Chicago. The first-round series between the Bucks and the Bulls are tied up 1-1 and will shift to Chicago for the next two games.
The Bucks were 44-22 with Middleton in the lineup but 7-9 without him
