For the first time in what feels like forever, the Milwaukee Bucks enter the regular season with a clean sheet on the injury report, heading into their season opener tomorrow night against the Washington
Wizards. Meanwhile, the Wizards will be without their French swingman, Bilal Coulibaly, who is recovering from right-hand surgery, while rookie Will Riley is questionable with a right ankle sprain.
It’s good to see for the Bucks, especially as Jon Horst mentioned during media day that several players had end-of-season surgeries. Horst did say at that time that none of those surgeries would hold anyone out of training camp or the start of the regular season, but it’s still a major positive. During the midst of camp, Gary Harris and Cole Anthony were dealing with minor injuries. Harris was dealing with a hamstring issue, while Anthony had to get stitches on his chin after colliding with an opponent during Milwaukee’s preseason opener against the Miami Heat. Considering the bad injury luck the Bucks have had over the last couple of seasons, it certainly is a welcome change for the team in hunter green.
Tip-off between the Bucks and Wizards is set for 7 p.m. CDT from Fiserv Forum. I’ll be on site, bringing you coverage pregame, during the game, and then after the game. You can watch it on FanDuel Sports Wisconsin and listen to it on 620/103.3 WTMJ.
