The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton is ready to return to court after missing 16 games due to an ankle sprain. Middleton confirmed this while talking to reporters on Saturday.
According to Middleton, he expects to be in the lineup when the Bucks face the Phoenix Suns on Sunday and “can play”.
“Everybody’s going through something at this point. I mean, so I’m good enough to play. Ankle sprains, they linger for a little bit of time, but my ankle is good enough to play on right now without causing severe pain or anything like that. So, I’m good.” Middleton said via The Athletic.
Middleton actually sprained his ankle the last time the Bucks faced the Suns. He went down in the first quarter of a 114-106 loss to Phoenix on February 6th after landing on Kevin Durant’s foot during a jump shot.
In 43 games he played in 2023-24, Middleton averaged 14.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists. The three-time All-Star was on minute restriction for most of those games as he was returning from a knee surgery he had during the offseason.
Getting Middleton back will be crucial for the Milwaukee Bucks as they look to hold onto second place in the Eastern Conference standings. They are currently sitting at a 43-24 record with half a game in front of the third-placed Cleveland Cavaliers.
