Khris Middleton to miss entire series vs. Celtics

Shams Charania: The left MCL injury of Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton is a Grade 2 sprain and he is expected to miss the entire second-round series vs. Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The recovery of Grade 2 MCL places a potential Conference Finals in jeopardy for him as well.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

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Greg Dickerson @gregdickerson13
Allow me to jinx the Celtics…no Middleton no way for Milwaukee….Celtics in 6. He’s just too important to them – 1:28 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Can the Milwaukee #Bucks keep it rolling without Khris Middleton? To date, the answer has been yes. But they’ll need to keep having a guy (or two) step up as the games tick away the longer the all-star is out.
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 1:12 PM Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Chicago’s Zach LaVine was the sixth All-Star already this postseason to miss at least one game. The NBA record was set last season with 10. Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton might miss the whole second round.
These playoffs turn two weeks old Friday.
Column: marcstein.substack.com/p/first-round-… – 11:28 AM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Khris Middleton injury update: Bucks star to miss Celtics series with Grade 2 MCL sprain, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/khris… – 9:53 AM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Can the Milwaukee #Bucks keep it rolling without Khris Middleton? So far, the answer is yes – though a long term injury makes the waters choppier. jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via ⁦@journalsentinel⁩ – 9:52 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Added some quick analysis to this story.
Bucks’ Khris Middleton expected to miss Celtics series because of knee injury, at @TheAthletic:
theathletic.com/news/khris-mid… – 9:48 AM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Report: Khris Middleton expected to miss entire Bucks-Celtics series nba.nbcsports.com/2022/04/28/rep… – 9:04 AM The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
Bucks F Khris Middleton has a Grade 2 sprain of his left MCL, per @Shams Charania.
He is expected to miss the entire second round against the Celtics.
https://t.co/NWjVBgejGb pic.twitter.com/Vnsb6LgKtc – 9:00 AM Chris Forsberg @ChrisForsberg_
Absence of Middleton, homecourt advantage, and momentum/confidence from sweeping Nets in Round 1 all working in Boston’s favor. Still feels like series will be a long grind with Giannis on other side. – 8:54 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
The same questions that applied when I wrote this last week still apply now, at @TheAthletic: https://t.co/PIRtLYFnPo
But against the league’s best defense, shot creation becomes even more important. Only 44 percent of Middleton’s makes were assisted this season. pic.twitter.com/EojTdb2uT0 – 8:50 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Beating the Bucks is still a huge task, because they are that good. But…boy did the Celtics ever catch a break here. Middleton has been a Celtics-killer ever since he came into prominence with Milwaukee.
It’s up to Boston to play well enough to take advantage of his absence. – 8:36 AM Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The left MCL injury of Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton is a Grade 2 sprain and he is expected to miss the entire second-round series vs. Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The recovery of Grade 2 MCL places a potential Conference Finals in jeopardy for him as well. – 8:24 AM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
The schedule for Boston/Milwaukee, with a long break between Game 2 and 3, which could help in a Khris Middleton return pic.twitter.com/hJ3t9W9f5B – 10:27 PM Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
We still don’t know the status of Khris Middleton for this series but there’s 3 off days between games 2 and 3 is potentially very helpful – 10:24 PM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer confirms the team will be without Khris Middleton for the start of the second round against the Celtics on Sunday. – 10:17 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer says that with the #Celtics series starting early, they will be without Khris Middleton for Game 1.
But that break between Games 2 and 3 could be big for the all-star. – 10:15 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Bucks/Celtics will be dynamite, especially if Middleton can make it back by Game 3. Might be best series of the playoffs – 10:02 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks-Celtics is going to be an awesome matchup. Hope Middleton gets healthy to make it even better. – 9:45 PM Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
We know Khris Middleton will miss some of the Bucks-Celtics second round series. @Adrian Wojnarowski indicated tonight that his absence could extend longer than that masslive.com/celtics/2022/0… – 8:23 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Bucks need more time to allow Khris Middleton’s knee to heal, so I suggest letting the Bulls win Game 5. – 12:00 PM

More on this storyline

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton could miss the entire potential second-round series as he continues to recover from a sprained MCL. Middleton suffered the injury on April 20 and although he initially was supposed to be reevaluated in 1-2 weeks, Wojnarowski says the team anticipates him missing even more time. “There’s not a sense that he’s going to get reevaluated at two weeks and then all of a sudden be back at practice and be ready to play,” Wojnarowski said Wednesday on NBA Today. “That’s a benchmark in this process. But the Bucks certainly, they’re on the cusp of getting by the Bulls here. They may have to get through another series, a conference semifinal, before they may have the opportunity to get Khris Middleton back in this season.” -via NBC Sports / April 28, 2022 Eric Nehm: Bucks injury report for Game 5 tonight: Questionable: George Hill (abdominal strain) OUT: Khris Middleton (left MCL sprain) -via Twitter @eric_nehm / April 27, 2022 Jamal Collier: Khris Middleton (knee) spoke at shootaround this morning. He was hopeful he would be ready to play after two weeks: “I hope so. They say two weeks, hopefully I’ll be ready or close to getting back on the court around then.” -via Twitter @JamalCollier / April 22, 2022