There aren’t too many positives that have come out from the Milwaukee Bucks’ humiliating 135-95 blowout loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. After all, the Bucks have just suffered their biggest defeat of the season — to a Central Division rival, no less.
If there’s anything to be remotely happy about for Milwaukee fans, though, it’s that Jae Crowder had an impactful performance in his first game back from a lengthy injury spell.
Jae Crowder Returns for Milwaukee Bucks
Crowder underwent surgery on his left adductor in mid-December and he has since been working his way back. The veteran actually went beyond the initial eight-week timetable he was given, which speaks volumes of how cautious the Bucks have been in bringing Crowder back into the mix.
His day finally came on Wednesday with the 6-foot-6 forward returning to action after missing a total of 31 games. The 33-year-old returned with quite a bang too, finishing with 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting, to go along with four triples, one rebound, and a steal.
Crowder did look a bit rusty, though, which is completely understandable. He got torched by Georges Niang on the defensive end as the Cavs forward surprisingly exploded for a career-high 33 points. Crowder should be much better defensively once he gets his groove back.
Fans Excited Over Veteran’s Return
Bucks fans definitely liked what they saw from Crowder in his first game back. The supporters can’t help but get excited as they look forward to how the 3-and-D specialist can make the Bucks a more complete team:
he makes a big impact, very underrated role player
— Dividend Dude (@DividendDudeYT) January 18, 2024
Positive thing is he looks great‼️🔥
— Gyann (@ITSYABOYG04) January 18, 2024
Lets gooo!
— Itsyungduff (@ItsADuff) January 18, 2024
Not bad. Welcome back.
— Hiiler 🇪🇪 (@FPL_Esto) January 18, 2024
HES THE ONLY MF WITH HEART!!!
— MilwaukeeBucks (@Isaacstayfreshh) January 18, 2024
About the only good thing that happened in this game
— Bredd22 (@Bredd827) January 18, 2024
Despite the silver lining brought about by Crowder’s return to action, most fans still couldn’t overlook the fact that their beloved team just got blown out by 40 points.
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