<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kevin-porter-jr-injury-didnt-look-good-doc-rivers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks G Kevin Porter Jr.’s injury ‘didn’t look good,’ per Doc Rivers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kevin-Porter-Jr-1.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks G Kevin Porter Jr.’s injury ‘didn’t look good,’ per Doc Rivers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T20:45:09-07:00">October 22nd, 8:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T20:45:09-07:00">October 22nd, 8:45pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor, NFL and NCAA Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks got off on the right foot in 2025-26 on Wednesday night, holding off a late run from the Washington Wizards to get a 133-120 victory in front of their home fans.</p><p>This is a bit of a new-look <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-practice-video-shows-giannis-warning-teammates-being-fake-tough-guys">Bucks squad around Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> this season. Damian Lillard is gone after suffering a torn Achilles in the playoffs last season, and big man Myles Turner is in after signing with Milwaukee in free agency. Turner terrorized the Bucks in multiple playoff series with the Indiana Pacers in the past, so they will be happy to have him with the Bucks.</p><p>The loss of Lillard leaves a hole in the backcourt for Milwaukee, and Doc Rivers and company were counting on Kevin Porter Jr. to fill some of that void. Unfortunately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kevin-porter-jr-opening-night-injury-vs-wizards">Porter left the season opener early</a> after spraining his ankle, and Rivers <a href="https://x.com/eric_nehm/status/1981192696812515342" rel="noopener">didn’t sound too optimistic</a> about it postgame, via Eric Nehm of The Athletic.</p><p>“It didn’t look good, I’ll just say that,” Rivers said, per Nehm. “We just gotta hope for the best. Looking at it, it was a pretty bad sprain.”</p><p>The Bucks need Porter to be out there as someone who can score and space the floor for Antetokounmpo, especially with the shallow state of the guard room at the moment. He finished the night with 10 points on 3-for-5 shooting in just nine minutes before suffering the injury and leaving the game. Porter also drained two 3-pointers in the first game of the year.</p><p>The Bucks also rolled AJ Green out as a starting guard in this game, and the Northern Iowa product finished with 11 points and made a trio of 3s Cole Anthony and Ryan Rollins came off the bench but had inefficient shooting nights.</p><p>Even without Porter for most of the night, the Bucks still had enough to get the win over an inferior Wizards squad on the back of Antetokounmpo. The Green Freak finished his 2025-26 debut with 37 points and 14 rebounds on a hyper-efficient 16-for-26 shooting and appears well on his way to another MVP-caliber campaign. If he can get this Bucks squad near the top of the Eastern Conference, he will be right in the mix for the biggest awards in the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks G Kevin Porter Jr.’s injury ‘didn’t look good,’ per Doc Rivers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kevin-porter-jr-opening-night-injury-vs-wizards');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Kevin Porter Jr. leaves opening night vs. Wizards with ankle sprain');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kevin-Porter-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Kevin Porter Jr. leaves opening night vs. Wizards with ankle sprain</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T18:06:32-07:00">October 22nd, 6:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T18:20:13-07:00">October 22nd, 6:20pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a>Kendall Capps is a multi-media journalist and editor who is overly passionate about all sports (to his wife's dismay). He's a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints who previously managed SB Nation's golf vertical. He has also done work for FantasyPros and co-hosted the Lay The Points podcast as part of a decade-long career in sports entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are hosting the Washington Wizards to kick off the 2025-2026 NBA season on Wednesday night. While things have gone swimmingly well for the Bucks through two quarters, not everything has gone smoothly.</p><p>Late in the first half, Kevin Porter Jr. sustained an ankle injury. He went back to the locker room and was subsequently <a href="https://twitter.com/brettsiegelnba/status/1981160685225857050?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">ruled out for the rest of the game</a>, according to ClutchPoints beat reporter Brett Siegel.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bucks’ Kevin Porter Jr. has a left ankle sprain and will not return to tonight’s game against Washington.</p><p>— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1981160685225857050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Before leaving the game, Porter Jr. was an effective contributor on the offensive end. He scored 10 points on 3-for-5 shooting, including two triples, two assists, and a steal in nine minutes of game action.</p><p>Despite his absence, the Bucks have poured it on against the overmatched Wizards.</p><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo is on his way to a season-opening triple double. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-poaches-pacers-107-million-milwaukee-free-agency">Newly acquired Myles Turner</a> has anchor the defense in the paint with four blocks. And all 11 players the Bucks have put on the floor have scored.</p><p>Despite having one of the best basketball players in the world on its roster, the Bucks are not expected to contend for a championship this year. Superstar guard Damian Lillard is back in Portland, leaving the Bucks without a true point guard.</p><p>Porter Jr. is expected to pick up some of that slack, but has never been a great playmaker. After being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-la-trades-kevin-porter-jr-to-bucks-for-marjon-beauchamp">traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Bucks</a> last season, the veteran averaged just under four assists per game.</p><p>He did, however, drastically improve his three-point shooting. The Bucks guard knocked down 40 percent of his triples in Milwaukee last season, likely due to Antetokounmpo drawing the defense into the paint.</p><p>The severity of Wednesday night’s injury is still unclear.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Kevin Porter Jr. leaves opening night vs. Wizards with ankle sprain

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kevin-porter-jr-return-milwaukee-11-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Porter Jr. returns to Bucks on $11 million contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_1741.jpeg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevin Porter Jr. returns to Bucks on $11 million contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T16:41:00-07:00">June 30th, 4:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T16:41:00-07:00">June 30th, 4:41pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA free agency period officially began on Monday, and while contracts cannot officially be signed until July 6, teams can already begin negotiations with potential free agents. NBA teams have also been able to come to agreements with their own free agents before the negotiation period. The Milwaukee Bucks’ first order of business in NBA free agency was to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/bucks-news-bobby-portis-staying-in-milwaukee-after-signing-44-million-contract">agree to terms with Bobby Portis</a>, and their second being to bring Kevin Porter Jr. back in the fold.</p><p>The Bucks and Kevin Porter Jr. <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939824442386919773" rel="noopener">agreed to a new contract</a> in free agency for two years and $11 million, as per Shams Charania of ESPN. Porter was originally acquired by the Bucks via trade with the LA Clippers at last season’s trade deadline. The No. 30 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Bucks, he was traded on draft night to the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>Prior to last season, Porter had been out of the NBA for a year following domestic violence charges. Porter ultimately accepted a plea deal for a lesser charge in the case.</p><p>After joining the Bucks at midseason, Porter appeared in 30 games, including two starts, at a little over 19 minutes per game. He averaged 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals with splits of 49.4 percent shooting from the field, 40.8 percent shooting from the three-point line and 87.1 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>During the Bucks’ first round playoff exit against the Indiana Pacers, Porter averaged 11.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists across five games at a little over 30 minutes per game. He shot 39.6 percent from the field, 46.7 percent shooting from the three-point line and 84.6 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>With Damian Lillard likely missing most, if not all of next season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-doc-rivers-damian-lillard-messages-achilles-injury">due to the Achilles injury he suffered</a> in the playoffs, the Bucks are going to need help in the backcourt. Re-signing Porter gives the team an additional ball-handling and playmaking guard who can score as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Porter Jr. returns to Bucks on $11 million contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kevin-porter-jr-leaving-milwaukee-nba-free-agency-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Kevin Porter Jr. leaving Milwaukee after NBA free agency decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Milwaukee-Bucks-guard-Kevin-Porter-Jr-controls-the-bal.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Kevin Porter Jr. leaving Milwaukee after NBA free agency decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T19:04:38-07:00">June 28th, 7:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T19:04:38-07:00">June 28th, 7:04pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With free agency rapidly approaching, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/what-happened-kevin-porter-jr">25-year-old guard Kevin Porter Jr.</a> has informed the Milwaukee Bucks that he will <a href="https://x.com/eric_nehm/status/1939109473211052076" rel="noopener">let his $2.5 million player option expire</a>, according to league sources via The Athletic’s Fred Katz and Eric Nehm.</p><p>Porter, who joined the Bucks at the 2024–25 trade deadline in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-la-trades-kevin-porter-jr-to-bucks-for-marjon-beauchamp">a deal that sent MarJon Beauchamp to the Los Angeles Clippers</a>, played 30 regular-season games for Milwaukee. He averaged 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.3 steals in 19.9 minutes per game. Despite initial struggles, he increased his production in the playoffs, posting 11.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 5.4 assists while logging 30.2 minutes per game.</p><p>However, his overall season performance, which spanned both the Clippers and the Bucks, revealed inconsistencies. Porter finished the season averaging 10.3 points, 3.4 assists, and 1.8 turnovers per game while shooting just 31.1% from 3-point range. His offensive inefficiency and defensive lapses limited his impact, and it is unclear whether he will command a larger role or salary elsewhere.</p><p>Originally drafted by the Bucks in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft, Porter never played for the Bucks until this past season. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on draft night and later to the Houston Rockets in 2021. During his three seasons with the Rockets, Porter had the most productive run of his career, averaging 17.1 points per game. This led to a four-year, $82.5 million contract extension in 2022.</p><p>However, in September 2023, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-porter-jr-arrested-allegedly-assaulting-wnba-girlfriend">Porter was arrested in New York City on charges of assault and strangulation</a> involving his girlfriend. As a result, the Rockets traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who waived him immediately. He did not play in the NBA during the 2023–24 season and instead had a brief stint in the Greek Basket League before signing with the Clippers the following summer.</p><p>Kevin Porter Jr.’s decision to decline his option comes at a time when the Bucks have limited roster flexibility. With just five players, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Kyle Kuzma, Pat Connaughton, and Tyler Smith, on guaranteed contracts for 2025–26, the team has committed $142.6 million, or over 92% of the projected $154.6 million salary cap.</p><p>The Bucks are expected to retool their backcourt in the offseason, especially with Damian Lillard recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon and fellow young guard Ryan Rollins entering restricted free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-myles-turner-throws-down-insane-slam-bucks-kevin-porter-jr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Myles Turner throws down insane slam over Bucks’ Kevin Porter Jr.');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Pacers-center-Myles-Turner-33-celebrate-against-the-Bucks.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pacers’ Myles Turner throws down insane slam over Bucks’ Kevin Porter Jr.</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-29T18:02:59-07:00">April 29th, 6:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-29T18:02:59-07:00">April 29th, 6:02pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/bucks-vs-pacers-game-5-prediction-odds-pick-spread-for-nba-playoffs-2025">Indiana Pacers entered Tuesday night looking to finish off their series</a> against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Tyrese Haliburton and company pushed the Bucks to the brink of elimination with a 129-103 victory in Milwaukee last Sunday, which saw Indiana go up 3-1 in the series.</p><p>With the majority of the crowd inside the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indian expecting the Pacers to get the job done in Game 5 on Tuesday night, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-myles-turner-embarrasses-giannis-antetokounmpo-savage-poster-dunk">Myles Turner again gave the fans in the building something huge</a> to cheer for, finishing an attack in the fourth quarter with a highlight two-handed throwdown in front of Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr.</p><p>Pacers backup point guard T.J. McConnell set the table for that strong finish by Turner, as he pushed the ball hard down the court before the Bucks could even set their defense. McConnell also dished out a perfectly timed bounce pass to Turner, who did not need to put the ball on the floor before leaping and punishing the basket for an easy two-pointer.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MYLES TURNER EXPLODES TO THE RACK 💥<a href="https://t.co/jrOS2tmD4I">pic.twitter.com/jrOS2tmD4I</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1917372050240417821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Several fans on social media were left impressed by Turner’s dunk.</p><p>“Its a Miles of talent very effective inside and beyond the arc,” <a href="https://x.com/RudigerLXXVI/status/1917371847177560298" rel="noopener">said</a> a fan.</p><p>“ITS OVER FOR THE BUCKS!!!😮‍💨” another <a href="https://x.com/NightcapCrimes/status/1917371687206539267" rel="noopener">commented</a>.</p><p>“Time to close this one out #BoomBaby,” <a href="https://x.com/RetiredDLCoach/status/1917372259120857207" rel="noopener">exclaimed</a> a fan on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>“Turner is a monster,” <a href="https://x.com/ogjrichx/status/1917376029099688426" rel="noopener">shared</a> a different X user.</p><p>From <a href="https://x.com/Sunshinem760124/status/1917372639309373618" rel="noopener">another post</a> on X: “He’s Great Too! ☺ #MylesTurner #YesCers”</p><p>What’s even better for the Pacers is that they have just successfully booked their ticket to the second round of the playoffs, as they pulled off a stunning come-from-behind 119-118 overtime victory. Turner finished Game 5 with 21 points and nine rebounds while shooting 5-for-11 from the field. Meanwhile, Haliburton led the Pacers with 24 points, including the game-winning layup that sealed the deal for Indiana and spelled the doom for the Bucks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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