Kyle Kuzma was downgraded with an injury against the Cavs
The The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to keep their winning streak going to start the 2025-26 season. live as they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. But if the Bucks hope to go 3-0 to start the year, they’ll likely have to do so short-handed. Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma appeared on the team’s injury report against the Cavs with a change to his previous status.
Kyle Kuzma was officially downgraded to suspect against the Cavs on the Bucks injury report, the team announced. Kuzma was originally listed as questionable due to an ankle injury. He was injured early in the fourth quarter of the Bucks’ win against the Toronto Raptors on Friday and did not return to the game. Kuzma went up to contest the shot and landed awkwardly on his ankle.
Kuzma completed his first full training camp and preseason with the Bucks after being acquired in a trade last season in the same deal that sent Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards. Kuzma was solid for the Bucks after the trade, but suffered a thumb injury during their first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers that limited his production. The Bucks would go on to lose that series in five games.
After the trade, Kuzma appeared in 32 games with just over 31 minutes per game. He averaged 14.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 45.5 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from the three-point line and 66.3 percent from the free throw line.
In the Bucks’ first two games of the season, Kuzma averaged 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks on 60 percent shooting from the field and 100 percent from the free throw line.
Kuzma is now in his ninth season in the NBA after being selected 27th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. He played his first four seasons in the league with the Los Angeles Lakers, playing a key role in the team’s 2020 championship run.
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