Milwaukee Bucks’ job to keep the top seed in the Eastern Conference just got a lot tougher. After previously losing Malcolm Brogdon to a foot injury, the Bucks will now have to play without forward Nikola Mirotic as well.
The team confirmed on Wednesday that Mirotic suffered a fracture in his left thumb, but failed to give an expected recovery time. ESPN, on the other hand, reports that sources close to the team revealed them that the 28-year-old is expected to miss two to four weeks.
Bucks acquired Nikola Mirotic from New Orleans Pelicans in February in a three-team trade which also involved Thon Maker, Jason Smith, and Stanley Johnson. Since coming to Milwaukee, Mirotic played 14 games and averages 11.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
Besides Mirotic and Brogdon, who will be out for at least eight weeks, Milwaukee had to deal with several other injured players in the recent weeks. Team’s star Giannis Antetokounmpo was diagnosed with an ankle sprain on Tuesday and missed a couple of games while Ersan Ilyasova (illness), Sterling Brown (right wrist soreness) and Donte DiVincenzo (bilateral heel bursitis) were also unable to play at one point this week.
