Bucks injury report vs Celtics: Are Giannis and Khris Middleton playing in tonight's game? Time, TV, starters, odds
The Milwaukee Bucks are amid one of their worst stretches of play in years, having lost four in a row and six of seven.
Getting out of it won’t be easy, as they host the best team in the NBA tonight in the Boston Celtics.
What time is the Bucks game?
Tipoff is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
What channel is the Bucks game on?
The game will be broadcast on TNT and truTV. Brian Anderson, Greg Anthony and Stephanie Ready will be on the call.
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Is Giannis playing?
Following the team's shootaround on Tuesday, Antetokounmpo was upgraded to probable to play with tendinopathy (swelling and/or pain) in his left hamstring. He began the day as questionable. He’s missed three games with the issue since first feeling it on March 10 in Los Angeles.
In his pregame availability, Bucks coach Doc Rivers confirmed that Antetokounmpo will play.
Khris Middleton injury: Will Bucks forward play vs Celtics?
Middleton left the Bucks’ last game against New York in the second quarter with mouth trauma by the team following two collisions with Knicks players that caused him to bleed from the mouth. He immediately went to the dentist after the game.
But on the Bucks’ off day Monday, he appeared on the injury report with a bruised right quadriceps muscle. He is probable to play vs. Boston.
Rivers also confirmed before the game that Middleton will play against the Celtics.
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Bucks injury report
MarJon Beauchamp, out (left ankle sprain)
Jaylin Galloway, out (right ankle sprain)
Giannis Antetokounmpo, probable (left hamstring tendinopathy)
Khris Middleton, probable (right quad contusion)
Damian Lillard, probable (left hip soreness)
Pat Beverley, probable (right ankle sprain)
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Bucks probable starting lineup
Guards: Damian Lillard, Malik Beasley
Forwards: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton
Center: Brook Lopez
Celtics injury report
Kristaps Porziņģis, out (right hamstring injury management)
Al Horford, out (left big toe sprain)
Bucks vs. Celtics odds, over/under
Boston is a 2.5-point favorite over Milwaukee, with the over/under being 228.5 points, per BetMGM.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bucks vs Celtics injury reports: Giannis, Khris Middleton updates