Bucks Rumors: Khris Middleton Had MRI on Knee Injury, Will Rehab Ahead of Playoffs
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton received some good news on his right knee and will now rehab in hopes of being ready for the playoffs.
Shams Charania of The Athletic reported the latest: "Bucks star Khris Middleton underwent an MRI on his ailing right knee on Thursday and results came back clean, according to sources. Middleton is expected to use the next week or so to rehab the knee in hopes of being ready for the playoffs beginning April 15."
Middleton left his team's 105-92 home win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday with right knee soreness after playing just eight minutes.
He missed 18 games with right knee soreness this year from Dec. 17 to Jan. 21 and has notably sat either the front or back end of back-to-back sets since returning.
Middleton, a three-time All-Star, is averaging 15.1 points, 4.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game.
It's been a rough stretch for him ever since last year's playoffs, when he suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in the first round against the Chicago Bulls and sat the rest of the postseason. He missed the first 20 games this season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist.
Now Middleton is dealing with a reactivation of his old knee injury, per head coach Mike Budenholzer.
Hopefully, Middleton will be able to go for the playoffs. He was an integral part of the team's championship run two seasons ago, and while the team has good wing depth behind him (e.g. Jae Crowder, Joe Ingles), his scoring ability and versatility helps make the Bucks one of the best teams in basketball right now (if not the best).
The Bucks have already clinched homecourt advantage throughout the postseason, so their final two regular-season games are ultimately meaningless. They'll begin the playoffs on Saturday, April 15, or Sunday, April 16, against the to-be-determined No. 8 Eastern Conference seed.
