The Milwaukee Bucks have started off the 2024-25 NBA season with an 8-9 record. While it isn’t exactly how they had hoped to begin the year, they’re not in a horrible position.
Doc Rivers and company have looked the part of contenders in some games, but have fallen completely flat in others.
Of course, the Bucks have been forced to play the entire season so far without star forward Khris Middleton. He has been out due to an ankle injury. The hope is that he will return soon.
Now, the Milwaukee Bucks have received a major update about Middleton just ahead of Thanksgiving.
Milwaukee Bucks Receive Major Injury Update on Khris Middleton
According to a report from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, Middleton has taken a big step towards returning to the court. He was able to participate in five-on-five drills and the goal is to bring him back sometime after Thanksgiving.
“I’m told for the first time in this rehab process from bilateral ankle surgeries, Khris Middleton completed full five-on-five scrimmages on Monday with the Bucks in Miami,” Charania revealed. “The team is hopeful that he is going to be able to make his season debut at some point after Thanksgiving. From what I’m told, he has been already cleared medically to play, but for him it’s about comfort. [He intends to return] when he’s fully right and feels that he’s going to be able to make an impact, like we know Khris Middleton can, when he is fully healthy.”
Middleton getting back on the court could be the boost that the Bucks need to get back to playing to their full potential.
Last season, the 33-year-old ended up playing in 55 games. He averaged 15.1 points per game to go along with 5.3 assists and 4.7 rebounds. In addition to those averages, Middleton shot 49.3 percent from the floor and 38.1 percent from three-point range.
While he has been medically cleared for quite some time, Middleton has been being patient and focusing at being at 100 percent before he returns for the Milwaukee Bucks.
All of that being said, the hope is that he will be back on the floor in the near future. The Bucks could use the help and he would take pressure off of both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.
Only time will tell, but this update is a step in the right direction.
