When will Khris Middleton return from his injury? Here's what we know.

Khris Middleton holds 1 of nan keys to nan Milwaukee Bucks’ 2024-25 season, arsenic he has since they won their past title.

But nan prima guardant hasn’t played much than 60 games since 2021-22, and now he’s missed nan full preseason aft he underwent arthroscopic surgeries connected some of his ankles successful July.

He’s done a small scrimmaging but he’s had constricted practices. So erstwhile will he beryllium backmost while missing nan play opener?

Here’s what Doc Rivers said via nan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “No Khris coming truthful astir apt nary Khris (Wednesday). It’s beautiful 100%. Ninety-nine (percent). I would opportunity this week it became much expected (that he wouldn’t play). I thought earlier this week location was a beautiful bully chance he whitethorn make it. Because he’s moving great. But we conscionable haven’t had capable unrecorded activity for him. There’s nary setbacks. I would opportunity if this was a playoff crippled he’d astir apt beryllium playing. Or adjacent to it.”

So possibly he’s close?