<!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', '/bucks-news-khris-middletons-best-take-great-sign-for-return-to-form');   ga('set', 'title', 'Khris Middleton’s ‘best’ take a great sign for Bucks return to form');   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/2024/12/Bucks-news-Khris-Middletons-best-take-a-great-sign-for-return-to-form.jpg"></figure><h1>Khris Middleton’s ‘best’ take a great sign for Bucks return to form</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T10:56:29-08:00">December 22nd, 10:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T10:56:29-08:00">December 22nd, 10:56am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Saturday evening, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-doc-rivers-blames-damian-lillard-ruining-bobby-portis-triple-double-attempt">Milwaukee Bucks bounced back</a> from a rough loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers with a dominant home victory vs the Washington Wizards on the second night of a back to back. The Bucks dominated this one essentially from the start despite playing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-khris-middleton-final-injury-updates-wizards-clash">without Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>, winning in basically every facet of the game and led by an epic 34-point performance from Bobby Portis.</p><p>Khris Middleton had arguably his best game of the season in this one, scoring 18 points, grabbing six rebounds, and dishing out eight assists in just 24 minutes of action.</p><p>After the game, Middleton spoke on what he felt was <a href="https://x.com/eric_nehm/status/1870696475543707918" rel="noopener">clicking for him</a> out there on the floor, per Eric Nehm of The Athletic.</p><p>“Still got a little bit to go, but tonight definitely felt like the best night I’ve had thus far. Always great to get a couple 3s going, mid-range going.”</p><p>When the Bucks stumbled out of the gates this year to a 2-8 start, one perhaps underreported reason why was the absence of Middleton, who missed the opening portion of this season due to an injury.</p><p>However, since Middleton has returned to the lineup, the Bucks have picked up the pace. Even though his stats haven’t necessarily been eye-popping so far, Middleton’s presence has opened up more room for volume shooters like Gary Trent Jr. and AJ Green, each of whom have seen their percentages skyrocket as of late.</p><p>It’s easy to forget just how important of a role Khris Middleton played in the Bucks’ championship run in 2021, closing several games for them down the stretch during that postseason, including multiple occasions in the NBA Finals vs the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>In any case, the Bucks will next take the floor on Monday evening vs the Chicago Bulls on the road. That game will tip off at 8:00 PM ET from the United Center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Khris Middleton’s ‘best’ take a great sign for Bucks return to form

<!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', '/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-khris-middleton-final-injury-updates-wizards-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton get final injury updates for Wizards clash');   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/2024/12/IMG_1119.jpeg"></figure><h1>Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton get final injury updates for Wizards clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T16:44:15-08:00">December 21st, 4:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T16:44:15-08:00">December 21st, 4:44pm</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 Milwaukee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-fans-go-wild-milwaukee-nba-cup-dominance-vs-thunder">Bucks have turned their season around following their NBA Cup win</a>. Since then, the Bucks have gone 0-1 coming into their Saturday matchup against the Washington Wizards. The Bucks are set to be a little short-handed against the Wizards with a key injury update. Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo <a href="https://x.com/Bucks/status/1870621782169801149" rel="noopener">was ruled out</a> on the Bucks injury list, the team announced. But Khris Middleton was upgraded to available.</p><p>Giannis Antetokoumpo was ruled out due to a back injury, while Middleton is still ramping up to game shape after his return from offseason ankle surgery. The Bucks will also be without Damian Lillard who also missed the team’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in their first game since the NBA Cup. Lillard is dealing with a calf injury.</p><p>This will be only the third missed game this season for Antetokounmpo. Despite rumored possible trade pursuits from other teams, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-not-seeking-trade">Antetokounmpo reportedly has no desire to be traded</a>. In the 24 games he’s suited up in this season, he’s been averaging a league-leading 32.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 blocked shots. He’s shooting 61.3 percent from the field.</p><p>In Khris Middleton’s case, he missed the first 21 games of the 2024-25 season as he continued his recovery from offseason surgery. He’s played in five games since he’s returned to the lineup, although he’s been coming off the bench.</p><p>In the five games that Middleton’s played in, he’s been averaging 8.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.2 steals with splits of 30.8 percent shooting from the field, 28.6 percent shooting from the three-point line and 82.4 percent shooting from the free-throw line. Middleton’s percentages are obviously concerning, but they should even out as he continues to feel more comfortable and up to game speed.</p><p>The Bucks began the season at 2-8 despite the general consensus penning them as a potential contender in the Eastern Conference. But the Bucks have managed to regroup and change the trajectory of their season. They are currently 14-12 and fifth place in the East. They’ve gone 7-3 in their last ten games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton get final injury updates for Wizards clash

<!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', '/khris-middleton-playing-vs-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Khris Middleton playing vs. Cavs after missing NBA Cup Final?');   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/2024/12/Bucks-news-Is-Khris-Middleton-playing-vs.-Cavs-after-missing-NBA-Cup-Final.jpg"></figure><h1>Is Khris Middleton playing vs. Cavs after missing NBA Cup Final?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T11:19:04-08:00">December 20th, 11:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T11:19:04-08:00">December 20th, 11:19am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks face the Cleveland Cavaliers at home tonight. Khris Middleton is <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-20_12PM.pdf" rel="noopener">on the injury report</a> alongside Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-khris-middleton-doubtful-nba-cup-title-game-vs-thunder">Middleton is dealing with an illness</a> that made him miss Milwaukee’s NBA Cup Championship win. Meanwhile, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-damian-lillard-nba-cup-injury-report">Lillard (calf) and Antetokoumpo (patella) were able to play</a> through their respective injuries, combining for 49 points, 23 rebounds and 14 assists. Lillard won’t play for the Bucks against the Cavs, so hopefully, Middleton will be available. Here’s everything we know about Khris Middleton’s injury and playing status tonight vs. the Cavs.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Khris Middleton’s injury status vs. the Cavs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Khris-Middleton-celebrates-Bucks.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Given that Khris Middleton is listed as probable, he’ll likely play against the Cavs in Cleveland. Middleton sat out practice Monday but tried to go through the team’s walkthrough Tuesday morning. A few hours before the game, he was downgraded to doubtful before being ruled out by head coach Doc Rivers, who said the team didn’t want to risk his illness spreading with a back-to-back starting with the Cavs this weekend.</p><p>“He just didn’t feel good, and we didn’t want to take a chance with him being around the guys,” Rivers said. “Just wasn’t worth the chance.”</p><p>Middleton will likely continue to play between 20 and 25 minutes if he’s upgraded to available. Since his return, he has not found his groove through the first four games. Middleton has played only four games this season after missing the team’s first 21 contests while recovering from offseason surgery on both ankles. He is averaging 7.0 points, 5.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 21 minutes this season. He also shoots 25.9 percent from the field and 25 percent from three.</p><p>“I can’t rush back as much as I desire to, and as much as the team wants me back, I have to trust the medical staff,” Middleton <a href="https://andscape.com/features/milwaukee-bucks-forward-khris-middleton-faces-challenges-in-return-to-court/" rel="noopener">said in an interview</a>. “I can’t simply return and act like a hero. We are a team, and regardless of who’s on the floor, we must have faith in each other. I kept that perspective to avoid pressure on myself and ensure I rest appropriately.”</p><p>Having Middleton healthy for most of the season should help the Bucks get past that point if they return to postseason ball. However, Middleton and Milwaukee can only get to that point for Middleton to play for the Bucks. So, the answer to whether Khris Middleton will play against the Cavs tonight is probably yes. These on-court chances are critical for Middleton to regain his form and help Milwaukee return to the NBA Finals. So, unless his illness is worse, Middleton will be available when the Bucks face the Cavs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Khris Middleton playing vs. Cavs after missing NBA Cup Final?

<!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', '/bucks-news-khris-middleton-doubtful-nba-cup-title-game-vs-thunder');   ga('set', 'title', 'Khris Middleton doubtful for Bucks’ NBA Cup title game vs. Thunder');   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/2024/12/Bucks-news-Khris-Middleton-doubtful-for-NBA-Cup-title-game-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Khris Middleton doubtful for Bucks’ NBA Cup title game vs. Thunder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T14:28:06-08:00">December 17th, 2:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T15:47:04-08:00">December 17th, 3:47pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Update: Khris Middleton has been<a href="https://x.com/brettsiegelnba/status/1869166772391428599?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener"> downgraded to out</a> for the NBA Cup title game, according to ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel.</p><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-vs-thunder-prediction-odds-pick-for-2024-nba-cup-final">Milwaukee Bucks prepare to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder</a> in the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-vs-bucks-how-to-watch-nba-cup-championship-game"> NBA Cup title game</a>, the status of star wing Khris Middleton has taken a turn for the worse, <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1869144428180545834" rel="noopener">going from questionable to doubtful</a> for the game after missing practice on Monday with an illness.</p><p>After missing the first 21 games of the 2024 season, Middleton has been back on the court for the Bucks <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/middlkh01/gamelog/2025" rel="noopener">since December 6th</a>, when he played 23 minutes against the Boston Celtics. Though he largely worked his minutes on a pitch count for Milwaukee since, playing between 19-23 minutes in each of his games, Middleton’s play was up-and-down overall, finishing out the run with a +18 plus/minus while scoring just 28 points on 7-27 shooting from the field.</p><p>If Middleton can play in the NBA Cup Finals, he will likely come off the bench for the Bucks, with the team starting a backcourt of Damian Lillard and Andre Jackson Jr. with Brook Lopez, Taurean Prince, and Giannis Antetokounmpo filling out the starting five just like they did against the Atlanta Hawks in the Semifinals. While that could change somewhat, with Gary Trent Jr. potentially available to play at either the two or the three spot if need be, it’s safe to assume the former Toronto Raptor player will have to play a big role in the game regardless of when he first takes the court, as he’s one of the better two-way players the Bucks can deploy against the Thunders’ legion of big wings and long guards who have made waves through the NBA Cup tournament.</p><p>Can the Bucks still get where they want to be and secure the first major win of the Doc Rivers era without Middleton playing 20-ish minutes of action? Only time will tell, but if he can’t go, it does make things a little harder under the Las Vegas lights, as this OKC team just has so many ways to attack opposing teams.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Khris Middleton doubtful for Bucks’ NBA Cup title game vs. Thunder

<!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', '/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-khris-middleton-nba-cup-injury-updates-hawks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton NBA Cup injury updates vs. Hawks');   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/2024/12/Bucks-news-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Khris-Middleton-NBA-Cup-injury-updates-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton NBA Cup injury updates vs. Hawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-14T07:31:06-08:00">December 14th, 7:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-14T07:42:17-08:00">December 14th, 7:42am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-vs-bucks-nba-cup-results-according-to-nba-2k25">Milwaukee Bucks will play the Atlanta Hawks</a> in the NBA Cup Semifinals on Saturday in Las Vegas. Milwaukee is looking to advance to the Finals, but will two of their best players be available for the game? Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton are <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-14_09AM.pdf">both listed</a> on the NBA injury report.</p><p>Antetokounmpo is dealing with right patella tendinopathy. Middleton is listed on the injury report with bilateral ankle surgery as he continues to recover. The Bucks defeated the Orlando Magic 114-109 in the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup on Tuesday. Giannis led the Bucks with 37 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. Middleton was limited to just 20 minutes off the bench, as he did not score a point <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-khris-middleton-stamps-impact-nba-cup-win-despite-scoreless-night">but added eight assists, four rebounds and three steals in the Bucks’ victory</a>.</p><p>The Hawks also have a number of players listed on the injury report. Injuries could play a big role in impacting the game. For the Bucks, the only player aside from Antetokounmpo and Middleton on the injury report is MarJon Beauchamp, who is dealing with left hamstring tendinopathy.</p><p>Here’s everything we know about the Bucks players’ injury statuses for tonight’s game vs. the Hawks.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored"><b><i>Get Access | Save $30</i></b></a><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton injury statuses for Hawks vs. Bucks NBA Cup game</b></h2><p>Antetokounmpo, Middleton and Beauchamp are all currently listed as probable.</p><p>Antetokounmpo is playing at an MVP level once again during the 2024-25 campaign. He is averaging 32.7 points per game on 61.2 percent field goal shooting. Giannis is also averaging 11.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 1.5 blocks per outing.</p><p>He has been able to play in 22 of the Bucks’ 24 games up to this point as well.</p><p>Middleton has been limited to only three games played this season. He is averaging 7.3 points, 6.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game while recording 21 minutes per outing.</p><p>Middleton will see an increase in minutes as he continues to play in more games. The Bucks do not want to rush him back into a heavy workload, though.</p><p>As for the question of if Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton are playing tonight vs. the Hawks, the answer is probably.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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