Will one of the league's best players power through a new injury against one of the league's worst teams?
Early Saturday, perhaps the league's best player, eight-time All-NBA Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, saw his health status downgraded ahead of his squad's clash that evening against the NBA's worst team by record, the 4-21 Washington Wizards., Antetokounmpo was considered merely questionable to suit up with a troubling new injury — back spasms.
, and it might behoove Milwaukee to tactically rest him on the second night of a back-to-back, especially against an inferior opponent. Unfortunately, the Bucks will already be missing their other All-Star: 34-year-old point guard Damian Lillard. Nehm reports that Lillard will miss his second straight bout with a right calf strain. Young Bucks AJ Johnson, Chris Livingston, abnd Tyler Smith are all with the team's NBAGL affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd.Former three-time All-Star small forward Khris Middleton notched a season-high 14 points last night, on 5-of-12 shooting from the floor and 3-of-5 from the charity stripe.
On the Wizards side, two well-compensated forwards have been ruled out. Kyle Kuzma is out with a sprained left rib, while freshly-signed Saddiq Bey has yet to make his debut for Washington this year as he recover from left knee ACL surgery., the 14-12 Bucks were heavy, heavy favorites prior to the Antetokounmpo news .
That said, the Wizards are a proud, relatively healthy young bunch, and definitely boast at least some talent, however raw. They could give an old and banged up Bucks club some trouble if they catch Milwaukee snoozing.
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