The Milwaukee Bucks listed Myles Turner as day-to-day on their injury report Wednesday night, citing a rest, other issue ahead of the game against the Bulls. His previous status is not announced, and his availability for that matchup is not confirmed beyond the day-to-day tag.
What happened
The Bucks listed Myles Turner as day-to-day on their injury report Wednesday at 8:11 p.m. ET, with the issue marked rest, other. His previous status is not announced. The report noted that Turner had five points on 2-of-7 shooting, including 1-of-5 from three, along with five blocks, two rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes during Sunday's 105-90 preseason loss to the Hornets. The official report lists an expected return date of Oct. 16.
What it means for the Bucks
Turner's listing comes ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Bulls at 8 p.m. ET. Last season he averaged 11.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 26.9 minutes across 71 games. Milwaukee has not played a regular-season game yet, so there is no record to cite with or without him on the floor. In games without Turner, rotation minutes have gone to Kevin Porter Jr. (33.2 minutes, 17.4 points), Ryan Rollins (32.1 minutes, 17.3 points), AJ Green (29.1 minutes, 10.4 points), Giannis Antetokounmpo (28.9 minutes, 27.6 points), Ousmane Dieng (26.8 minutes, 11.0 points), Kyle Kuzma (26.2 minutes, 13.0 points), Cormac Ryan (24.6 minutes, 14.3 points) and Bobby Portis Jr. (24.2 minutes, 13.7 points).
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Turner's rest, other issue clears or persists. The official report lists an expected return date of Oct. 16, which would follow Wednesday's game against the Bulls. No further schedule information beyond that game is announced. Several other Bucks, including Kevin Porter Jr., Gary Trent Jr. and Tyler Herro, are also day-to-day on the same report.
Is Myles Turner playing vs the Bulls?
Turner is listed day-to-day with a rest, other issue on the Bucks' injury report filed Wednesday at 8:11 p.m. ET ahead of the game against the Bulls. His exact availability for that game is not announced beyond the day-to-day tag.
When will Myles Turner be back?
The official injury report lists an expected return date of Oct. 16. No further timeline is announced.