Bucks’ Doc Rivers Has Ominous Injury Update on Key Guard

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said there is no timeline for guard Kevin Porter Jr. to return to the court.

Porter injured his left ankle during the first quarter of the Bucks' season opener against the Washington Wizards on October 22.

Since then, he has not been back on the court, forcing the Bucks to start normal reserve Ryan Rollins and see if he can handle some backcourt duties in the meantime.

Rivers: Kevin Porter Jr. (ankle) without timetable for return.
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Milwaukee's next game is scheduled for Tuesday against the rising New York Knicks. At the time of the injury, Rivers himself said the injury did not seem easy to recover from.

“It didn’t look good, I’ll just say that,” Rivers said. “We just gotta hope for the best. Looking at it, it was a pretty bad sprain.”

In his nine minutes on the NBA court, Porter Jr. went 3-for-5 from the field, 2-for-3 from deep, and dished out two assists.

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The Bucks were hoping for great things from Porter Jr., who signed a two-year, $11 million deal over the summer. With Damian Lillard's buyout, KPJ was supposed to assume the starting point guard role.

“I mean, we got Giannis,” Porter Jr. said regarding his reasoning for staying with the Bucks during free agency, per Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“That’s one thing. We got a bunch of dogs and guys that are opportunists and that are hungry and I learned a lot just being with a winning organization. Being here just in general with the daily things as a group that has to be done.

'Surrounded by Shooters'

“Honestly, it was good coming over here, fast-paced, being surrounded by shooters. I like to pass, of course being a point guard, so everything was kind of easy to fit and jell. The culture of course. I love the Bucks culture. The city and everything. It was easy for me.”

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While Porter recovers, the Bucks will rely on Ryan Rollins, a third-year guard, to step into the starting lineup. He has already averaged 31 minutes per game, scoring 12 points, with 4.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.7 steals.

It's a significant improvement from the 6.2 points and 1.9 assists he averaged last season, demonstrating progress in a larger role.

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