Kevin Porter Jr.

The Milwaukee Bucks (9-13) are looking for a mulligan with 22 games played, just a skosh over one-quarter of the regular season schedule. Having Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Porter Jr. back from injuries, for the moment, is not going to be the cure-all for the illness.

They have now lost eight of their last nine games. Their fourth place standing in the NBA Central Division translates to 11th place for the Eastern Conference, just below the dividing line for the playoffs. They were even eliminated from the NBA Cup Tournament that they screamed through to win last season.

We mentioned at the outset that the team will betray its direction by the start of December. It is rapidly going south, for a number of reasons, so don’t look for a playoff team and just enjoy the ri

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