Khris Middleton's Status For Heat-Bucks Game
On Monday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks will host the Miami Heat in Wisconsin.
For the game, they will have one of their best players in the starting lineup, as Khris Middleton is available.
Via Underdog NBA: "Status alert: Khris Middleton (injury management) will play Monday."
Through the first two games, the Bucks have gone 1-1, and Middleton did not play in Sunday's 127-110 blowout loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
He is coming off a season where he averaged 15.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest while shooting 43.6% from the field and 31.5% from the three-point range.
Last year, the Bucks were the first seed in the Eastern Conference with a 58-24 record but lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs to the Heat.
Following Monday's game, they will face off with Toronto Raptors in Canada on Wednesday evening.
As for the Heat, they come into the night with a 1-2 record in their first three games.
In their most recent game, they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (on the road) by a score of 106-90.
Tyler Herro led the way with 22 points, and Bam Adebayo had 19 points, two rebounds and three assists.
For Monday's game, the Heat will be without Adebayo, who has been ruled out due to injury.
Last year, they were the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference but got to the NBA Finals for the second time in the previous four seasons (they lost to the Denver Nuggets in five games).
