{"id":684637,"date":"2026-03-28T19:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/684637\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T19:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:38:25","slug":"kevin-porter-jr-unlikely-to-play-again-in-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/684637\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Porter Jr. unlikely to play again in 2025-26 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/milwaukee-bucks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eric_nehm\/status\/2037949555627434270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">expected to be without<\/a> guard <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/players\/ba400a28\/kevin-porter-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Porter Jr<\/a>. for the remainder of the 2025-26 season, according to head coach Doc Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Rivers indicated that a return this season is unlikely, a sentiment echoed in a report from Eric Nehm of The Athletic, who shared the update Saturday on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBucks coach Doc Rivers also said that he\u2019d be surprised if Kevin Porter Jr. plays again this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Porter Jr. is currently sidelined with synovitis in his right knee and has not played since <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/milwaukee-bucks\/schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee\u2019s 123-116 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> last Tuesday. In that game, he delivered a strong performance despite the defeat, finishing with 25 points, 10 assists, three rebounds and two blocks. He shot 8-for-15 from the field, 8-for-8 from the free-throw line and 1-for-4 from three-point range across 33 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old has been a key contributor for the Bucks throughout the season. Across 38 games, including 36 starts, Porter Jr. is averaging 17.4 points, a career-high 7.4 assists, 5.2 rebounds and a career-high 2.2 steals per game. He is shooting 46.5% from the field, 32.2% from three-point range and a career-best 87.8% from the free-throw line while playing 33.2 minutes per contest.<\/p>\n<p>Bucks look to close season without Kevin Porter Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee has struggled to maintain consistency, entering the final stretch of the season with a 29-43 record. The team currently sits 11th in the Eastern Conference standings following a <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/milwaukee-bucks\/bucks-bobby-portis-myles-turner-land-on-injury-report-for-spurs-game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">130-99 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks will now look to adjust their rotation without one of their primary playmakers as they close out the season. Milwaukee is set to begin a three-game homestand Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs (55-18), with tipoff scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Porter Jr.\u2019s absence marks a significant setback for a Bucks team attempting to finish the season on a positive note while evaluating its roster moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>The Milwaukee Bucks are expected to be without guard Kevin Porter Jr.  for the remainder of the 2025-26 season, according to head coach Doc Rivers.  Rivers indicated that a return this season is unlikely, a sentiment echoed in a report from Eric Nehm of The Athletic, who shared the update Saturday on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Milwaukee Bucks are expected to be without guard Kevin Porter Jr. for the remainder of the 2025-26&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":684638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3775],"tags":[7,103,365,102,121,3871,6,14502],"class_list":["post-684637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-milwaukee-bucks","tag-basketball","tag-bucks","tag-kevin-porter-jr","tag-milwaukee","tag-milwaukee-bucks","tag-milwaukeebucks","tag-nba","tag-nba-injury"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116308496522783214","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684637","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=684637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/684638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}