Kevin Porter Jr. returns to the infirmary ‘for a while’
Affected oblique muscles, Kevin Porter Jr. he couldn’t play the game Bucks coping Ololama City.
While Rivers specifies that his point guard, who “played with it” for a few matches, he had an MRI on Tuesday and that he “I won’t be able to play again soon”without being able to present a more precise return schedule.
“It’s like that all year round”the coach said of the injuries plaguing the Wisconsin franchise. “We’re not complaining about it. We have to keep trying to win. It was hard to find our rhythm. Really. But that’s how it is. We’ll find a solution.”
Averaging 16.8 points on 44% shooting this season, KPJ has clearly slowed down as of late (8.0 points on 26% over last four outings). On Monday against Atlanta, he left the top five for the first time this year. But the announcement of his injury undoubtedly partly explains his recent problems…
Kevin Porter Jr. had already missed 19 games after being injured in Game 1, and Milwaukee then went 7-12 without him.
With 18 wins and 25 losses, the Bucks are currently out of the playoffs, sitting in 11th place in the East.
| Kevin Porter Jr. | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | CLE | 50 | 23:14 | 44.2 | 33.5 | 72.3 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 2020-21 | NEW | 26 | 32:07 | 42.5 | 31.1 | 73.4 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 16.6 |
| 2021-22 | NEW | 61 | 31:16 | 41.5 | 37.5 | 64.2 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 15.6 |
| 2022-23 | NEW | 59 | 34:18 | 44.2 | 36.6 | 78.4 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 19.2 |
| 2024-25 | LAC | 45 | 19:39 | 42.3 | 24.5 | 64.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| 2024-25 | MIL | 30 | 19:56 | 49.4 | 40.8 | 87.1 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
| 2025-26 | MIL | 23 | 33:37 | 44.3 | 35.8 | 84.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 16.8 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-01-22 07:10:00
