{"id":510870,"date":"2026-01-02T01:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/510870\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T01:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:36:13","slug":"injury-report-for-hornets-bucks-jan-2-is-miles-bridges-playing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/510870\/","title":{"rendered":"Injury report for Hornets-Bucks Jan. 2: Is Miles Bridges playing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/charlotte-hornets\/news\/injury-report-hornets-bucks-jan-2-miles-bridges-playing\/14aeb9ec0d46b137df087239?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Injury report for Hornets-Bucks Jan. 2: Is Miles Bridges playing?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Injury report for Hornets-Bucks Jan. 2: Is Miles Bridges playing?<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/charlotte-hornets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlotte Hornets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> will look to get back in the win column, playing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/milwaukee-bucks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Milwaukee Bucks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> for the second time in the past three games to begin the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte has dropped two straight, dropping their record to 11-22. They are currently four games behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/atlanta-hawks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta Hawks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Atlanta Hawks<\/a> for the last play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The day before the two teams square off, the Hornets provided new updates to multiple players on the injury report.<\/p>\n<p>Hornets list Miles Bridges (ankle) as probable, Moussa Diabate (wrist) as questionable for Jan. 2 vs. Bucks<\/p>\n<p>In the latest issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-01-01_07_00PM.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:injury reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">injury reports<\/a>, the Charlotte Hornets listed Miles Bridges (ankle) as probable, Moussa Diabate (wrist) as questionable.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mason Plumlee (groin), Ryan Kalkbrenner (elbow), and Grant Williams (knee) will all miss the Hornets&#8217; matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The most eye-opening news is on Miles Bridges. The 27-year-old suffered a right ankle sprain in the Hornets&#8217; and Bucks&#8217; most recent matchup on Dec. 29. After missing one game, Bridges is trending in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Diabate is on the verge of missing his third game of the season after picking up a left wrist sprain.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>As for the Bucks, they will be without Taurean Prince, who underwent neck surgery that will likely keep him out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>More NBA news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Injury report for Hornets-Bucks Jan. 2: Is Miles Bridges playing? originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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