Khris Middleton injury update: Bucks star exits Game 2 vs. Bulls after suffering sprained MCL

Milwaukee Bucks wing Khris Middleton exited Wednesday night’s Game 2 against the Chicago Bulls with a knee injury.

Middleton went down at the 7:30 minute mark of the fourth quarter and left the game shortly after. The Bucks initially called it ‘left knee soreness’ announcing that he would not return for the remainder of the game.

Khris Middleton will not return to tonight’s game with left knee soreness.

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 21, 2022

Will Middleton be available for Game 3? Here’s everything we know below.

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What is Khris Middleton’s’ injury?

Middleton injured his knee midway through the fourth quarter of the Bucks’ 114-110 loss as he drove baseline on Bulls guard Alex Caruso and as he planted his left leg on the spin, it slid from underneath him.

He was slow to get up and left the game shortly after, with Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer confirming postgame that he had suffered a sprain in the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of his left knee.

Here is the video of Middleton’s injury:

Only positive for Khris Middleton is the left foot was sliding

This should limit the severity of the sprain pic.twitter.com/Huobn4ql0z

— Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT (@GameInjuryDoc) April 21, 2022

Middleton exited the game with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting, adding eight assists and five rebounds.

How long will Khris Middleton be out?

Middleton is set to undergo an MRI on Thursday to assess the severity of the injury, with no current timetable for his return. 

“From what I was just told, on exam, it’s an MCL sprain,” Budenholzer said. “We’ll get an MRI tomorrow and see what more we learn from the MRI tomorrow.”

Middleton’s MRI on Thursday will give a clearer indication of the severity of the MCL sprain and a possible timeline on a return. https://t.co/k03dNwwl2s

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 21, 2022

Check back for updates when more information becomes available.

Bucks vs. Bulls schedule, TV channels

The series now shifts to Chicago for Games 3 and 4. With the Bucks holding homecourt advantage, Game 5 and if required, a Game 7 will be in Milwaukee.

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