Bucks' Middleton probable to make his season debut Friday
Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton appears on the verge of making his 2022-23 debut as he returns from offseason wrist surgery.
The NBA released an injury report Thursday night that listed the three-time All-Star as probable for the Bucks’ Friday night game with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 31-year-old Middleton hasn’t played since spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in Game 2 of the Bucks’ first-round playoff series with the Chicago Bulls. The injury caused him to miss the remainder of that series and all of the Bucks’ Eastern Conference semifinal seven-game loss to the Boston Celtics.
RELATED: Check out the new and improved FOX Sports app
He underwent surgery on his left wrist last summer and has been recovering from that injury ever since.
Middleton earned his third All-Star selection last season and averaged 20.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News
The Bucks have a 15-5 record in Middleton’s absence and are second in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the Celtics.