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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard land on injury report
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard land on injury report

On Monday, the Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Houston Rockets for their 14th game of the season. However, the Bucks have four players on the injury list, including their star duo Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.

Nevertheless, the star duo is listed as likely.

The other two players on the list, forwards Khris Middleton and Ryan Rollins, are listed as disabled.

The Bucks will look to improve to 5-9 on Monday without players like Middleton and Rollins.

To no one’s surprise, Antetokounmpo was the Bucks’ best player, and it’s not even close. While the Bucks aren’t where they want to be yet, he has been fantastic for Milwaukee in terms of records. He is averaging 32.3 points per game, which ranks first in the league, 12.3 rebounds, which ranks third in the league, and 6.1 assists while shooting 60 percent from the field.

Antetokounmpo has missed just one game this season due to a right adductor injury. In all likelihood, Antetokounmpo will be available for Monday’s game.

As for Lillard, all signs point to him being available after suffering a concussion against the Toronto Raptors on November 12. He was ruled out due to concussion protocol and has been recovering since. Lillard will likely be available on Monday, and they have missed him dearly.

Lillard has missed three straight games due to a concussion but is expected to make his return on Monday. He has played at least 32 minutes in each of his appearances this season, but after a week off he may face some restrictions. In ten games this season, Lillard averaged 26.0 points per game, 4.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.0 steals in 35.8 minutes per game.

Rollins suffered the left shoulder injury in his first start of the season in Tuesday’s win over Toronto. He will miss his third game in a row on Monday.

Middleton has yet to play this season due to injuries to both his ankles. There is no timetable yet for a possible return.

On Thursday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Middleton is still a ways away.

“The big concern in Milwaukee is Khris Middleton. His absence was deafening for this team. He should be your third star. He’s supposed to be the guy who, if any of those other stars are struggling, will be the one to step up, and he’s not even five-on-five yet. (The Bucks) don’t know exactly when he’ll go to five-on-five,” Charania added.

“(Middleton’s) absence has essentially been much longer than team officials expected. But they’re hopeful here over the next few weeks, get him some five-on-fives and hopefully he can move on to a return.”

The Bucks look for their fifth win of the year over the surging Rockets.

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