The Phoenix Suns (35-40) visit the Milwaukee Bucks (40-34) on Tuesday, April, 1, at 4:30 p.m., in a game airing on TNT and truTV.
The Suns are starting a three-game road trip on the heels of losing three straight, the latest a blowout loss on March 30 to the Houston Rockets, 148-109, in which Kevin Durant, the team's leading scorer, sprained his left ankle. Milwaukee has lost four straight, including the March 30 145-124 home loss to Atlanta.
The Suns defeated the Bucks on March 24 in Phoenix, 108-106, which started Milwaukee's current losing streak. The April 1 game will mark Phoenix coach Mike Budenholzer's first return to Milwaukee since being fired by the team after the 2022-23 season.
The Suns are 11th in the Western Conference, a game behind Sacramento for the 10th and final play-in spot with seven games to play, including April 1. The Bucks are sixth in the Eastern Conference.
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Durant out for Phoenix; Antetokounmpo probable
Suns superstar Kevin Durant will miss the April 1 game with a left ankle sprain sustained in the March 30 game and is expected to miss several more. He did not make the trip with the team. Bradley Beal, who has missed the last seven games with a hamstring strain, is listed as questionable. G League/two-way players Jalen Bridges and TyTy Washington are out.
Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as probable with a left foot sprain while guard AJ Green is questionable with a shoulder sprain. Guard Damian Lillard remains sidelined after a blood clot was discovered in his right calf earlier this season. Forward Bobby Portis remains out after he was suspended in February for violating the league's policy on banned substances. Jericho Sims is out with a right thumb sprain.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Suns-Bucks updates: Phoenix looks to end losing skid minus Durant
