The reigning champs might have to face the Boston Celtics without their second-best player for the entirety of their second-round matchup against the Celtics with new reporting from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski suggesting that Milwaukee Bucks sharpshooter Khris Middleton may not be back from a sprained MCL until after the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
This could of course mean Middleton’s knee injury may well end his season if the Bucks cannot find a way to replace him and Wojnarowski’s reporting pans out for the worst regarding the Milwaukee forward’s return timetable. Per Woj, Middleton “will get that re-evaluation at the … two-week point next week, but I’m told that injury is expected to keep him out longer than that.”