Milwaukee Bucks injury report: Is Giannis playing? Latest on Damian Lillard, game time, starters, odds
SACRAMENTO – The Milwaukee Bucks will be without all-star point guard Damian Lillard as they continue their season-long road trip tonight in Sacramento. Lillard is dealing with soreness in his right calf.
The Bucks (39-30) toppled the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night to stay connected with the Indiana Pacers (40-29) for the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs – the last spot with home court advantage for a first round series.
With just 13 games remaining heading into Saturday’s game against the Kings, wins are at a premium for the Bucks.
Sacramento (35-34) is at the back end of the Western Conference play-in standings as the No. 9 team in the conference.
Is Giannis playing?
The Bucks star is probable to play as he continues to manage soreness in his right knee. He’s dealt with that since the start of the season but has yet to miss a game due to the issue.
What is the latest on Damian Lillard?
The injury report designations for Damian Lillard have changed a few times over the last few days, as he went from managing soreness in his right groin to soreness in the soleus muscle in right calf, forcing him out of the Lakers game. He is now listed more broadly with calf soreness – but the NBA will require the team to be more specific than that should he continue to miss more games.
Lillard missed three games over 10 days in December with a strain in his right calf. That stretch coincided with a respiratory illness that sidelined him for a game.
The 34-year-old suffered two strains to that calf (including the soleus muscle, specifically) early in the 2022 season while he was with Portland, which forced him to miss a total of 10 games over a total of three weeks.
What time is the Bucks game?
The game will tip off at 9 p.m. CT.
What channel is the Bucks game on?
The game will be broadcast locally on FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin with Dave Koehn, Marques Johnson and Melanie Ricks on the call. Josh Maurer will be on the call for WTMJ Radio and the BMO Bucks Radio Network.
Bucks injury report
- Bobby Portis Jr., out (league suspension)
- Jericho Sims, out (right thumb surgery)
- Damian Lillard, out (right calf soreness)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, probable (right patella tendinopathy)
- Gary Trent Jr., probable (left patella tendinopathy)
Bucks probable starting lineup
- Guards: Ryan Rollins, Taurean Prince
- Forwards: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyle Kuzma
- Center: Brook Lopez
Bucks vs. Kings odds, over/under
Sacramento is a 1.5-point favorite over Milwaukee, and the over/under is set at 223.5 points per BetMGM.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bucks injury report: Is Giannis playing? Latest on Damian Lillard
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