Critical Bucks Forward To Miss 'Significant Amount of Time' with New Injury: Report

The Milwaukee Bucks will be without a critical rotation forward for what is said to be a "significant amount of time" as he grapples with a new injury.

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Per Shams Charania of ESPN, 3-and-D reserve Milwaukee swingman Taurean Prince has been diagnosed with a herniated disc in his neck. The Bucks anticipated that the 6-foot-6 Baylor product will be out for a good long while.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Taurean Prince has sustained a herniated disc in his neck and is expected to miss a significant period of time, sources tell ESPN. Prince shot 42.9% on 3-pointers in his first eight games of the season.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 10, 2025

Following Charania's report, Milwaukee later confirmed the bad news, explaining that Prince will be out indefinitely as he recovers.

Medical Update: Taurean Prince underwent an MRI last week that revealed a herniated disk in his neck. Prince will be sidelined indefinitely as the team’s medical staff and external specialists determine the best treatment plan.

Further updates will be provided as appropriate. pic.twitter.com/ZYJbpB1YeT
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 10, 2025

Prince has already sat out each of the 6-4 Bucks' last two contests with the neck injury, but the severity of the trouble wasn't known until now.

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Losing the 31-year-old Baylor product represents a big blow to the Bucks' bench depth. In his eight healthy games this season, Prince averaged 6.1 points on .447/.429/1.000 shooting splits, 1.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.8 steals a night.

After a solid first season in Milwaukee last year (he averaged a career-best 43.9 percent of long range takes in 2024-25), Prince agreed to a two-season, $7.12 million deal to stick around for the next two years — with a $3.8 million player option for 2026-27.

Prince himself took to his official X account to weigh in on his latest health woes.

It’s plenty of ppl you could easily count out but I’m not one of them. All I did was finish a chapter in the book to start the next one. It is what it is and it will never be what it’s not. Be back soon, love! #P5 #FH #LLCW🕊️♥️👌🏿
— TP (@taureanprince) November 10, 2025

"It’s plenty of ppl you could easily count out but I’m not one of them," an optimistic Prince wrote. "All I did was finish a chapter in the book to start the next one. It is what it is and it will never be what it’s not. Be back soon, love! #P5 #FH #LLCW."

What Will Milwaukee Do Without Taurean Prince?

In Prince's absence, Milwaukee will likely to lean further on combo forward Kyle Kuzma and reserve swingman Amir Coffey.

While Kuzma's 30.8 percent long range connection rate doesn't inspire much confidence, he's still a competent scorer elsewhere.

Coffey, who connected on 39.7 percent of his 3.0 triple tries a night across his last two seasons with the LA Clippers, from 2023-25, has had a rough start to his season as a shooter, since scoring a veteran's minimum deal with Milwaukee out of training camp. On the season, he's been averaging a scant 10.3 minutes a night, connecting on .462/.167/1.000 shooting splits.

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