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UPDATE: Deandre Ayton's Injury Status For Trail Blazers-Bucks Game

Deandre Ayton is on the injury report for Sunday's game.

UPDATE: Deandre Ayton is available.

On Sunday afternoon, the Portland Trail Blazers will be in Wisconsin to face off against the Milwaukee Bucks.  

For the game, Deandre Ayton is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available.

Ayton missed the team's last game against the Utah Jazz (the Trail Blazers won by a score of 121-105). 

Via Underdog NBA: "Deandre Ayton (back) probable for Sunday."

Ayton has played in 14 games so far this season and is averaging 12.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 57.4% from the field. 

The Trail Blazers are 4-11 in their first 15 games, which has them as the 13th seed in the Western Conference.  

They are 2-8 over their previous ten games and 2-6 in the eight games they have played on the road away from Oregon. 

Ayton was the first pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of Arizona, and this is his first season with Portland after getting traded (via the Phoenix Suns) over the offseason. 

Following the Bucks, the Trail Blazers will play their next game against the Indiana Pacers on Monday in Indianapolis. 

As for the Bucks, they are 11-5 in their first 16 games, which has them as the third seed in the Eastern Conference. 

They are 7-3 over their previous ten games and most recently defeated the Washington Wizards by a score of 131-128. 

Following the Trail Blazers, the Bucks will visit the Miami Heat in Florida on Tuesday evening.