Bucks coach Rivers says Kevin Porter Jr. ‘is not going to play anytime soon’ due to oblique strain |

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers says Kevin Porter Jr. is “not going to play anytime soon” from an oblique strain that made him unavailable for a 122-102 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

Rivers didn’t specify a potential return date for Porter.

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