Are Kyle Kuzma, Bobby Portis playing tonight? bucks vs blazers injury report

The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Portland Blazers on Wednesday night. Kyle Kuzma is on the injury report along with Bobby Portis, with both players listed as questionable. Kumza is dealing with a right Achilles injury, while Portis is dealing with a right wrist sprain after scoring 11 points and six rebounds in a 129-96 loss to the LA Clippers. With the Bucks shutting down Giannis Antetokounmpo for the season, here’s everything we know about Kyle Kuzma’s injury and his game status against the Blazers.

Injury status of Kyle Kumza, Bobby Portis

Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (7) drives to the basket between Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis (9) and forward Kyle Kuzma (18) in the fourth quarter at Fiserv Forum.
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Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma has scored 10,000 career points, a milestone in his career, after last week’s 129-114 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Kuzma also finished with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including three triples and two rebounds, in the Bucks’ 108–105 win against the Suns. However, the answer to whether or not Kyle Kuzma is playing tonight is probably yes.

Averaging 13.7 points and 6.4 rebounds on the season, Portis has stepped up amid the absence of Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. He averaged 16.0 points on 50% shooting, including 46.7% from deep, and 6.0 rebounds throughout March.

Still, when the question comes up is Bobby Portis playing tonight against the Blazers, the answer is probably.

bucks injury report

Giannis Antetokounmpo – Out – Left knee; overextension; bone injury

Gary Harris – outside – left groin; Indigo

Kyle Kuzma – Questionable – Right Achilles; agony

Kevin Porter Jr. – Out – Right knee; synovitis

Bobby Portis Jr. – Questionable – Right wrist; Sprain

blazers injury report

Jeremy Grant – doubtful – left leg; agony

Wit Crazy – Suspicious – Left Calf; Indigo

Damian Lillard – Out – Left Achilles tendon; injury management

Shaddon Sharp – Outside – Left Fibula; stress response

Robert Williams III – Questionable – Left knee; injury management


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Bobby Marks questions extension amid brutal Nets performance

When it was revealed that the NBA was set to vote on allowing expansion in Las Vegas and Seattle through the 2028-2029 season, many were thrilled.

Adding more teams has long been a hot topic in the NBA, and now, it may finally become a reality. The last time the league added a new member was in 2004 when the Charlotte Bobcats franchise was granted.

However, ESPN’s Bobby Marks expressed his misgivings about expansion, using the Brooklyn Nets to emphasize his argument.

“After seeing some of these numbers over the past few nights we might want to reconsider the expansion,” Marx wrote on X.

“In the last two games, Brooklyn has trailed by a combined 60 points at halftime.”

He posted it after the Nets scored just 24 points in the first half against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Barclays Center on Wednesday. This is the team’s lowest performance since the 1997–1998 season.

For perspective, the Thunder had 28 points in the first quarter.

Some have argued against expansion because it could dilute talent. Having new teams means having specific players spread out more across rosters, which will further dilute the competitive balance.

This season, the Nets, Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings have all separated the top-tier teams from the bottom-tier teams, all with less than 20 wins.

Additionally, with the NBA already dealing with the polarizing issue of load management, expansion would lead to heavier schedules, more travel and less rest. There is also the matter of rearranging conferences.

At the time of writing, the Nets are trailing the Thunder 99-67 in the fourth quarter.


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Bobby Portis says Giannis returned ‘up in the air’

The Milwaukee Bucks got back into the loss column with a home loss against the Orlando Magic on Sunday night, with Giannis Antetokounmpo out of the lineup as he deals with his calf injury. Antetokounmpo recently returned to the court after a long injury absence, while rumors continue to swirl about his future in Milwaukee.

Recently, Antetokounmpo’s teammate, power forward Bobby Portis, stopped by FanDuel’s “Run It Back” show, and he gave a cryptic response when asked about his confidence level that the star will return to Milwaukee next season.

“I’m on 5, right in the middle…it’s up in the air,” Portis said, according to X, formerly of Run It Back, on Twitter.

This is certainly not a ringing endorsement of Antetokounmpo’s future prospects in the city where he won a championship during the 2021 season.

Many speculated that the Bucks would end their time with Antetokounmpo at the recent NBA trade deadline, as it became increasingly clear that this year’s iteration of the team was far from real contention.

However, the team opted to keep the star ahead of the deadline, although whether this is a sign of a long-term commitment or simply a decision to wait until the summer when teams will be able to make a more attractive offer for him remains to be seen.

Some have encouraged the Bucks to keep Antetokounmpo out of the lineup for the rest of this season in hopes of acquiring a better draft pick, though clearly, the star himself is not included in those plans.


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Maple Leafs trade Bobby McMann out west

The next shoe has dropped for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In a somewhat surprising move, pending unrestricted free agent Bobby McMann is being assigned to the Seattle Kraken.

In return, the Leafs don’t get the first-rounder they were hoping for, instead they get a second-rounder in 2027 and a fourth-rounder in 2026.

Extension talks with McMann had been ongoing for several weeks, but the Leafs did not want to go where the player’s camp wanted. This week’s recent extension for Kiefer Sherwood in San Jose may have put a major rift in McMann talks, as the Sharks agreed to a five-year, $5.75 million deal. It was said that Toronto had backed out on the request for 5x$5M, so anything in response was definitely not going to work.

Could the Leafs reunite with McMann as a UFA this summer?

Would the Leafs be able to revisit a possible reunion with McMann on July 1? It depends on how high his demand is at that time. With UFA again working on extensions with their teams pending over the past few months, it seems likely that McMann will be able to command quite a bit on the open market. Sitting at a $1.35M cap hit on his current expiring deal, this is a big chance for a nice payday for the 29-year-old, and you can’t blame him for pushing for it.

The late-bloomer has scored 19 goals this season, and should be able to break his career-high of 20 set last season. He has a total of 32 points in 60 games.

The Leafs held him out of the last two games to protect him before the deal.

The big-bodied 6’2″ winger brings speed as well as physicality to the Kraken’s forward group. He has given 135 hits this season and will surpass his previous high of 134 from last year.

And did we mention its wheels?

McMann brings much-needed goalscoring to the Kraken

The Kraken rank 24th in the NHL in goals per game, and their offense has been in desperate need of some extra goal scoring over the last few years. McMann will definitely help.

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鲍比·波蒂斯 (Bobby Portis) 在 8-2 的进攻中投下“愚人金”真相炸弹

密尔沃基雄鹿队前锋鲍比·波蒂斯在又一次惨败后并没有粉饰局势。周一晚上,雄鹿队在主场以 108-81 输给波士顿凯尔特人队,连续第三场比赛失利,这位经验丰富的前锋直言不讳地将球队最近 8-2 的战绩称为“愚人金”。

密尔沃基目前战绩为26胜34负,在东部积分榜上排名第11位。尽管雄鹿队在 2 月 3 日至 2 月 25 日期间取得了 8 胜 2 负的战绩,但这种表现在上下文中似乎越来越具有误导性。扬尼斯·阿德托昆博在此期间因小腿拉伤缺席了 29 场比赛,比赛水平参差不齐。其中几场胜利是对阵乐透区的球队或在赛季末进行调整的人手不足的对手。

随着周一阿德托昆博的回归,雄鹿队仍然在苦苦挣扎。他们以 120-97 输给纽约尼克斯队,第四节以 33-8 输给芝加哥公牛队,然后在他回归的第一场比赛中输给波士顿队 27 分。在这三场比赛中,密尔沃基雄鹿队的得分合计落后了 79 分,这突显了球队在攻防两端的不稳定。

在密尔沃基惨败后,The Athletic 的埃里克·内姆 (Eric Nehm) 在 X(前 Twitter)上分享了波蒂斯的真实评价。

内姆的帖子强调波蒂斯质疑8胜2负期间的比赛质量,并指出几场胜利都是对阵陷入困境的球队或缺乏动力的对手。他还指出,密尔沃基不能再仅仅依靠声誉,因为对手现在将对阵雄鹿队的比赛视为轻松获胜。

波蒂斯要求雄鹿队采取更具侵略性的心态。常规赛还剩五到六周,他敦促队友成为猎人而不是目标。这位被广泛认为是球队情感支柱的老将前锋承认,他内部的挫败感越来越大。

东部季后赛的情况几乎没有犯错的余地。球队以26胜34负的战绩仍处于入围赛的边缘,在常规赛剩余的有限时间里努力重拾势头。与此同时,像波士顿这样的竞争者继续暴露出弱点。

最终,这位 31 岁前锋的言论突显了密尔沃基雄鹿队在东部季后赛争夺中保持领先地位时日益增强的责任感。


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鮑比·波蒂斯 (Bobby Portis) 在 8-2 的進攻中投下“愚人金”真相炸彈

密爾瓦基公鹿隊前鋒鮑比·波蒂斯在又一次慘敗後並沒有粉飾局勢。週一晚上,公鹿隊在主場以 108-81 輸給波士頓塞爾提克隊,連續第三場比賽失利,這位經驗豐富的前鋒直言不諱地將球隊最近 8-2 的戰績稱為“愚人金”。

密爾瓦基目前戰績為26勝34負,在東部積分榜上排名第11。儘管公鹿隊在 2 月 3 日至 2 月 25 日期間取得了 8 勝 2 負的戰績,但這種表現在上下文中似乎越來越具有誤導性。揚尼斯·阿德托昆博在此期間因小腿拉傷缺席了 29 場比賽,比賽水平參差不齊。其中幾場勝利是對陣樂透區的球隊或在賽季末進行調整的人手不足的對手。

隨著週一阿德托昆博的回歸,公鹿隊仍然在苦苦掙扎。他們以 120-97 輸給紐約尼克隊,第四節以 33-8 輸給芝加哥公牛隊,然後在他回歸的第一場比賽中輸給波士頓隊 27 分。在這三場比賽中,密爾瓦基公鹿隊的得分合計落後了 79 分,這突顯了球隊在攻防兩端的不穩定。

在密爾瓦基慘敗後,The Athletic 的 Eric Nehm 在 X(前 Twitter)上分享了波蒂斯的真實評價。

內姆的貼文強調波蒂斯質疑8勝2負期間的比賽質量,並指出幾場勝利都是對陣陷入困境的球隊或缺乏動力的對手。他還指出,密爾瓦基不能再僅僅依靠聲譽,因為對手現在將對陣公鹿隊的比賽視為輕鬆獲勝。

波蒂斯要求公鹿隊採取更具侵略性的心態。常規賽還剩五到六週,他敦促隊友成為獵人而不是目標。這位被廣泛認為是球隊情感支柱的老將前鋒承認,他內部的挫敗感越來越大。

東部季後賽的情況幾乎沒有犯錯的餘地。球隊以26勝34負的戰績仍處於入圍賽的邊緣,在常規賽剩餘的有限時間裡努力重拾勢頭。與此同時,像波士頓這樣的競爭者繼續暴露出弱點。

最終,這位 31 歲前鋒的言論突顯了密爾瓦基公鹿隊在東部季後賽爭奪戰中保持領先地位時日益增強的責任感。


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Bucks’ Bobby Portis may have played the longest game of Rock, Paper, Scissors with a fan

The Milwaukee Bucks (26-31) are counting on Bobby Portis Jr. to bring energy every night, especially while the franchise’s key player Giannis Antetokounmpo is recovering from a calf injury. However, sometimes it is hard to turn off such intensity. The veteran forward remained locked-in during a historic and mysterious game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Earlier he was surprised with a young fan for 14 rounds finally won the battle With a rock, via MisterBabbleX account.

Luckily, the Bucks didn’t leave without Portis amid their endless head-to-head showdowns at Fiserv Forum. They gave a young girl a story to share with all of her friends and classmates, and they even took out the W. Additionally, the 2021 NBA champion helped his team earn a 118-116 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers, continuing Milwaukee’s impressive February (8-3 this month). Overall, Portis had an incredible night.

When the 31-year-old breaks out the “crazy eyes” and takes the court, some might label him uneducated. Punching then-Chicago Bulls teammate Nikola Mirotic in the face in 2017 probably won’t help. However, the man clearly has a softer side. He was already a fan favorite, but after his hard-earned Rock, Paper, Scissors victory, Portis may have achieved legendary status in Cream City.

He aims to bring that same tenacity to Friday night’s contest against the inconsistent New York Knicks (37-22). Bobby Portis Jr. has been a key offensive spark plug for the team this season, averaging 13.2 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting an impressive 45.1 percent from 3-point range. He’ll try to keep his hot streak going in Milwaukee. Perhaps another fan will challenge him before the game.


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Bobby Marks reveals great tanking entry from anonymous team

In just a few days, the NBA will begin the second half of the season, and it is expected that most teams will try to strengthen their positions to earn the much-coveted ticket to the playoffs.

As far as other squads are concerned, let the tanking begin.

Tanking has been a persistent issue for the NBA, affecting the integrity of the league. Whenever teams don’t play to win, it’s the fans who lose.

Although there are fines that punish tanking, ESPN’s Bobby Marks said they are not necessarily a deterrent, because team owners have very deep pockets.

“When you’re a billionaire, you would rather write a blank check for the ability to be drafted in the top three or top four because those players are game-changers and everything,” Marks said on “The Hoop Collective.”

“A team texted me and said, ‘Listen, what is this? Seven million? Eight million? How much will it cost? We’ll pay the fine.’ Now, listen, when you come out and say we’re going to start taking away draft picks and we’re going to start taking away resources, now it becomes something else.

Wisely, Steve Ballmer, who owns the Los Angeles Clippers, is one of the richest people in the world with a net worth of $140 billion.

Most of his fellow team owners are multi-billionaires, including Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont of the Dallas Mavericks ($40 billion), Robert Pera of the Memphis Grizzlies ($30 billion), and Dan Gilbert of the Cleveland Cavaliers ($26 billion).

Recently, the NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 for sitting out healthy players, deeming it “conduct detrimental to the league.”

The Jazz have the third-worst record in the Western Conference, while the Pacers have the second-worst record in the Eastern Conference.


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鮑比·瓦格納 (Bobby Wagner) 憑藉沃爾特·佩頓 (Walter Payton) 榮獲年度最佳球員,結束 NFL 頒獎典禮

華盛頓指揮官隊線衛鮑比·瓦格納 (Bobby Wagner) 榮獲 2025 年沃爾特·佩頓 (Walter Payton) NFL 年度人物榮譽。該獎項被廣泛認為是聯盟最負盛名的個人榮譽,旨在表彰在球場上表現出色、同時對其社區產生重大積極影響的球員。瓦格納成為華盛頓球隊第三位獲得此殊榮的球員 獲得榮譽,加入喬·泰斯曼 (Joe Theismann) (1982) 和達雷爾·格林 (Darrell Green) (1996)。

瓦格納在聯盟效力了 14 個賽季後,他在社區中的工作和他在比賽中的穩定表現一樣受到尊重。作為十次職業投球手和六次入選全職業球員,他在職業生涯的每個賽季都記錄了超過 100 次鏟斷。在為指揮官隊效力的兩個賽季中,瓦格納總共完成了 294 次擒抱(154 次單獨鏟斷)、6.5 次擒殺、1 次強行掉球、2 次掉球接球和 2 次攔截。在加盟華盛頓之前,瓦格納在西雅圖海鷹隊效力了 11 個賽季,於 2013 年贏得了第 48 屆超級碗,並於 2022 年在洛杉磯公羊隊效力了一個賽季。

在比賽之外,瓦格納也做出了同樣多的貢獻。他長期以來一直倡導心理健康意識、社會正義改革和青年創業。他的舉措包括“Tackle Everything Tech Tour”(向年輕人介紹商業和科技行業)以及設立 FAST54 Phenia Mae 基金(該基金是為了紀念他已故的母親,她在進入 NFL 之前就因中風並發症去世)。

該基金是與國家兒童醫院、弗吉尼亞梅森方濟各健康中心、西達西奈和凱撒永久醫院等多家機構合作創建的,為中風患者提供支持並開展預防教育。這是瓦格納為中風意識和患者支持設立的第四個基金。

瓦格納的勝利為他選擇的非營利組織 NFL 基金會和全國基金會帶來了 265,000 美元的捐款。 32 名俱樂部提名者中的每一位還可為其選定的慈善機構獲得高達 55,000 美元的捐款。瓦格納此前曾四次獲得該獎項提名,他一直利用自己的平台來改善服務不足的社區,為有需要的家庭提供膳食和用品,並鼓勵青年發展。

指揮官主教練丹·奎因在瓦格納的職業生涯中曾多次執教過他,他稱瓦格納是正直和領導力的典範,是一個通過自己的行動定下基調的人。這位猶他州立大學的產品在 2012 年第二輪選秀中將獎項獻給了他的母親,並強調了社區影響力和專業卓越的重要性。

瓦格納將在 2026 年成為自由球員,他在聯盟的未來充滿不確定性,但他為指揮官隊和整個 NFL 留下的遺產是板上釘釘的。


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