\n\t\t\tDecember 6th 2025 at 8:30am CST by Dana Gauruder \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The Bucks, already reeling from Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a>\u2018s calf strain<\/a>, have another injury issue to deal with heading into their matchup with the Pistons on Saturday. Guard A.J. Green<\/a> suffered a shoulder injury in their loss to Philadelphia on Friday and will undergo an MRI today.<\/p>\n \u201cLosing A.J. Green hurts you,\u201d head coach Doc Rivers said, per Jim Owczarski of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>. \u201cWe can\u2019t sustain much more, especially with guys that make shots. You\u2019ve still got to figure out ways to win games.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s more from the Central Division:<\/p>\n After missing a couple of games with an ankle sprain, Pistons wing Duncan Robinson<\/a> played a pivotal role in the team\u2019s six-point victory over Portland on Friday. Robinson, who was acquired in a sign-and-trade with Miami over the summer, scored eight of his 14 points during the fourth quarter. \u201cHe relishes those moments,\u201d coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. \u201cSince we\u2019ve had [Duncan], you would just watch him and he\u2019s not afraid of the moment. He loves the moment, and he knows it\u2019s what this team needs. He is one of our best catch-and-shoot guys off the move, and he knows how to create those shots for him[self] \u2013 stretch the floor, create that space. But [he\u2019s] got nerves of steel and a ton of courage.\u201d
\nThe Bulls\u2019 woes continued on Friday. They endured their sixth straight loss, falling to the Pacers, 120-105. \u201cIt\u2019s still a very long season,\u201d guard Coby White<\/a> said, per Julia Poe of the Chicago Tribune<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve been through the ups and downs here for seven years now. The most important thing is we stick together through this. The season\u2019s always going to be filled with adversities. We got a chance to change the narrative right now. The most important thing for me is we don\u2019t let go of the rope and we do this thing together.\u201d
\nBulls big man Zach Collins<\/a> made his season debut on Friday after suffering a fractured wrist in the final game of the preseason. The Pacers targeted him on defense immediately, according to Poe, taking advantage of his sluggish pace of play after a month-and-a-half on the sidelines. He finished with eight points and six rebounds in 21 minutes.
\nEthan Thompson<\/a> made his NBA debut with the Pacers on Monday after signing<\/a> a two-way deal last weekend. He had appeared in 194 G League games before getting his big break. \u201cThe heart was racing fast because it\u2019s something you look forward to your whole life,\u201d he told Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star<\/a>. \u201cBeing able to go out there, and then once the ball went in, I was able to calm myself down and then it just became basketball. Definitely leading up to the moment, a lot of fun thoughts racing.\u201d Thompson played 34 minutes on Friday, contributing 11 points, two rebounds, three assists and two blocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"December 6th 2025 at 8:30am CST by Dana Gauruder The Bucks, already reeling from Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2018s calf strain,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3724],"tags":[7,963,4958,31821,123,4104],"class_list":{"0":"post-458123","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-coby-white","10":"tag-duncan-robinson","11":"tag-ethan-thompson","12":"tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","13":"tag-zach-collins"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115674490271746709","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}