The Milwaukee Bucks will be without several starters when they visit the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Tuesday at 7:30 PM ET.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, sidelined with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise, joins Kevin Porter Jr., Kyle Kuzma, Myles Turner, Bobby Portis, Ryan Rollins, and Gary Trent Jr. on the injury report.
Brooklyn is also facing major absences. Nic Claxton, Terance Mann, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney, Egor Demin, Ziaire Williams, Day’Ron Sharpe, and Danny Wolf are all out. Guard Ben Saraf is listed as probable with back tightness.
Milwaukee’s offense will miss Antetokounmpo’s 27.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, alongside Porter Jr.’s 17.4 points and 7.4 assists. Turner and Portis, contributing 11.9 and 13.7 points per game, will also be unavailable, reducing the Bucks’ interior presence.
Brooklyn faces a similar challenge. Claxton’s 11.7 points and 6.9 rebounds anchor the frontcourt, while Mann, Porter Jr., and Williams combine for over 34 points per game. Demin and Clowney provide rotation scoring and defensive depth that the Nets will be without.
The Bucks are entering the game on a 131-115 win over the Memphis Grizzlies but lost 101-133 to the Celtics two nights earlier. The Nets are coming off a 121-115 victory over Washington and a 107-141 loss to Atlanta.
This season, Milwaukee and Brooklyn split their meetings. The Bucks won 116-99 on November 29, while the Nets dominated 127-82 on December 14.
Both teams have struggled for consistency and have been already eliminated from playoff contention with Brooklyn at 19-59 and Milwaukee at 31-47.
