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Kevin Porter Jr. won’t play in the Milwaukee Bucks’ two-game road trip after spraining his left ankle in a season-opening victory over the Washington Wizards. Porter underwent an MRI and an evaluation from Bucks team orthopedic surgeon Carole Vetter on Thursday that confirmed the initial diagnosis of a left ankle sprain.

The Bucks will tip off the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, Oct. 22, when they host the Washington Wizards at 7 p.m. at Fiserv Forum.

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks open the season at home against the Washington Wizards. Milwaukee finished 48-34 overall and 31-21 in Eastern Conference games a season ago. The Bucks averaged 115.5 points per game while shooting 48.6% from the field and 38.7% from deep last season.

Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts are friends, going back to Rivers’ days as the Los Angeles Clippers coach when they got to know each other fairly well. “We golf,” Rivers said. “Or, put it like … we plan on golf a lot. We never actually get to do it much.”

Even ahead of the 2025-26 season, a key new Milwaukee Bucks addition is already hurt. Two new Bucks free agent signings were ruled out of Milwaukee's 116-114 pr

The Milwaukee Bucks start the season at home against the Washington Wizards. Wednesday's meeting is the first of the season between the two squads.