The Milwaukee Bucks are in dire need of a big man and they will finally have Bobby Portis back on Tuesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The team played with just on normal rotation frontcourt member in Brook Lopez in visit to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had to sit that one out after playing 43 minutes in OT win over the Heat on Saturday while Jericho Sims won’t be back until the playoff. As for Portis, the Pelicans game was the last of the 25 games he is not supposed to play after testing positive for a banned substance back in February.
The Bucks somehow managed to win against the Pelicans but they still need everyone back, especially now that there are few games left they can use to prepare for the playoffs.
Portis is a regular and reliable sixth man for the Bucks. He was averaging an almost double double of 13.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game before the suspension.
Doc Rivers says Bobby Portis is aching to return
Portis hasn’t seen NBA minutes for quite a long time now but he is channeling his energy through team practices.
Rivers said the big man is excited to play based on the way he was carrying himself during scrimmages. He jokingly theorizes that he will come out with fully energy on Tuesday to the point he won’t play that much minutes.
“We were laughing (Saturday), I said Bobby’s gonna foul out in like three minutes in the first game back,” Rivers told reporters ahead of the Pelicans game.
“That’s 25 games sitting. If you watched our low-minute pickup games, they are the most intense pickup games you’ve ever seen. (Saturday) was; it was full throttle (Saturday). I was like man, that guy needs to play in an NBA game soon. So, I can’t wait to see him.”
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