The Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards recently engaged in a high-scoring battle during the 2023-24 NBA season.
Both sides gave it their best on the offensive end of the floor while neglecting defense, as the final score was 131-128 in favor of the Bucks.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, and Brook Lopez crossed the 30-point mark, while no other player even reached double digits.
Khris Middleton was one player who couldn’t see the end of this high-intensity game, as he exited the game, presumably due to a serious injury.
However, Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin confirmed that the team only made Middleton exit the game due to precautions, as revealed via Eric Nehm on Twitter.
Bucks coach Adrian Griffin, on Middleton: “I think he had some tightness in his left Achilles and so just took him out for precautionary measures. And then we’ll just evaluate him tomorrow.”
Bucks say Middleton did not need to undergo any imaging on the left Achilles tonight.
— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) November 25, 2023
It’s good to know that Middleton won’t be missing extra time due to another injury.
Even without Middleton on the court, the Bucks didn’t stop scoring against the Wizards.
After all, it takes a great shooting night to have three players on a single team to score more than 30 points on any given night.
As for Middleton, he exited the game when he had 7 points, 1 rebound, and 5 assists for the Bucks in just 13 minutes of playing time.
In hindsight, had Middleton been on the court, he would have had an opportunity to score at least 20 points as well.
Maybe the Bucks would have won the game much more easily.
But at the end of the day, Middleton’s long-term health takes priority for the Milwaukee Bucks if they want to win the 2024 NBA Championship.
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