Will Kyle Kuzma Play? Bucks Release Injury Report vs Hawks

Will Milwaukee Bucks starting forward Kyle Kuzma be available on Tuesday for his second tilt against the Atlanta Hawks with his new team?

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Per Eric Nehm of The Athletic, Kuzma is considered doubtful to play due to a sprained right foot.

Here is the Bucks injury report for Tuesday in Atlanta.

Out:
Pat Connaughton (Left Calf Strain)
Pete Nance (Left Ankle Sprain)
Bobby Portis Jr. (League Suspension)

Doubtful: Kyle Kuzma (Right Ankle Sprain)

Probable: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Left Calf Strain) https://t.co/7UL06ayRzI
— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) March 3, 2025

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According to Nehm, Bucks head coach Doc Rivers revealed that team imaging on the foot was negative, so that's at least some consolation in terms of the long-term dangers of the ailment. For Kuzma's part, he indicated that he has been moving gingerly on the foot so far. The inury was incurred when Milwaukee's new addition inadvertently stepped on nine-time All-Star Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo's foot.

Kuzma: "Obviously, it doesn't look too good (with bruising/swelling), but I just stepped on Giannis' foot, I should be fine. Yesterday was a little rough, but today, I moved around, shot...I didn't do anything full speed or try to cut, but all my testing with it was positive." https://t.co/0hfVvt19pi
— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) March 3, 2025

"Obviously, it doesn't look too good (with bruising/swelling), but I just stepped on Giannis' foot, I should be fine. Yesterday was a little rough, but today, I moved around, shot," Kuzma said. "I didn't do anything full speed or try to cut, but all my testing with it was positive."

As Nehm notes, Bucks sixth man forward Bobby Portis Jr. continues to serve a 25-game NBA suspension for violating the league's official drug policy. Little-used veteran reserve guard Pat Connaughton is on the shelf with a strained left calf, while Pete Nance is sidelined due to a left ankle. Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, is considered probable to play through a strained left calf.

The 28-33 Hawks have yet to release their own injury report. That said, Kobe Bufkin and Jalen Johnson are both done for the year with shoulder issues. Vit Krejci, Larry Nance Jr., and Georges Niang all missed the Grizzlies game.

Quin Snyder's club will be playing the second game of a back-to-back set, having narrowly vanquished the Memphis Grizzlies, 132-130, on Monday night. Rookie Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick in last summer's 2024 NBA Draft, led Atlanta with 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting (5-of-7 from long range), while also chipping in four steals, a block and a rebound. Starting center Onyeka Okongwu notched a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double. New sixth man guard Caris LeVert scored 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting (3-of-8 from long range) off the bench.

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