Bucks’ forward Bobby Portis will miss the remainder of Game 2 with an eye injury.
Milwaukee Bucks forwards Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis are out for the remainder of Wednesday’s Game 2 (LIVE on TNT) against the Chicago Bulls due to respective knee and eye injuries, the team announced earlier.
Khris Middleton will not return to tonight’s game with left knee soreness.
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 21, 2022
Bobby Portis will NOT return to tonight’s game with a right eye abrasion.
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 21, 2022
Before leaving the game, Middleton put up 18 points with five 3-pointers, including an impressive 4-point play late in the third quarter to help Milwaukee chip away at the Bulls’ second-half lead.
Khris Middleton knocks down the 3…AND-1 🎯
The @Bucks are rallying on TNT#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel pic.twitter.com/hxekyP75zB
— NBA (@NBA) April 21, 2022
As for Portis, he took a shot to the face from Bulls’ Tristan Thompson while going up for an offensive rebound late in the first quarter. The Bucks’ forward had played just six minutes with two points before departing the game with the eye injury.
Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham said Portis was having trouble with his vision in his right eye and was unsure of his status at the start of the second half before being officially ruled out for the rest of the game.
Bobby Portis is now out for the rest of this game tonight. Team saying it’s a “right eye abrasion”
He’s been back and forth to the locker room with the team’s trainers. Assistant Coach Darvin Ham told us on @BallySportWI that Bobby is having trouble with his vision.
— Zora Stephenson (@ZoraStephenson) April 21, 2022