Bucks Have Hope That Damian Lillard Will Return This Season – Basketball Insiders

The Milwaukee Bucks have hope that Damian Lillard will make a return this season. The Athletic’s Sam Amick was first to report.

Lillard was identified with deep vein thrombosis in his proper calf on March twenty fifth.

Head coach Doc Rivers additionally spoke to the media forward of the Bucks’ three-game street journey starting Thursday and sounded optimistic. Lillard didn’t journey with the workforce however the truth that it was even a chance is an encouraging signal.

“Yeah, we determined towards it,” Rivers stated. “He had a fantastic report the opposite day, the numbers are phenomenal. And ‘Why mess with it?’ was our factor. Why fly him or something? It may have an effect on that… We now have rather more hope at the moment than we did three days in the past, I can let you know that.

“And so, we’re going to take all the things that we will do to see if there’s a method we will get him again.”

Bucks With out Lillard

Milwaukee is 9-8 with out the providers of Lillard this season however simply 1-4 over the past 5 video games. They face the Sixers in Philadelphia on Thursday evening.

One participant who has typically stepped up within the absence of Lillard has been Brook Lopez. The veteran large man is 16.0 factors per sport in 17 video games the place Lillard hasn’t performed, three factors above his season common.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is at all times magnificent no matter who’s within the lineup and has averaged 31.1 factors, 10.0 rebounds, 6.1 assists in 11 video games with out Lillard.

With the newest absence, Ryan Rollins has stepped into a much bigger position and has been very impactful. He has scored in double-figures in every of the final 4 video games together with a pair of 20-point video games towards the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns, respectively.

Standings Watch

The Bucks are at present sixth within the East with a 41-34 document, a half-game behind the Detroit Pistons at 42-34.

Sixth place will face the New York Knicks within the first spherical whereas fifth place will safe a matchup towards the Indiana Pacers.

Indiana defeated Milwaukee within the first spherical of the playoffs a season in the past en path to the East Finals.


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