Milwaukee Bucks star point guard Damian Lillard is questionable to face the Indiana Pacers today.
Lillard is dealing with a calf injury.
Lillard played 33 minutes against the Detroit Pistons last night. He finished with 34 points while shooting 10-of-25 from the field, 2-of-12 from beyond the arc and 12-of-13 from the free-throw line.
The Bucks beat the Pistons by two points to improve to 5-2 on the season.
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Lillard is averaging 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Bucks this season while shooting 40.0% from the field, 29.3% from beyond the arc and 92.9% from the foul line.
According to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report, Lillard has been working out at Giannis Antetokounmpo’s house so that the Bucks stars can develop better chemistry.
“But those two are working behind the scenes trying to get things together,” Haynes said on his podcast with Marc Stein. “I know Dame was at Giannis’ house over the weekend working out at his house. They were watching film. Those two are committed to trying to enhance each other collectively. And then in turn, that’s going to enhance the team’s play.
“So they’re doing everything they can behind the scenes to try the make this situation be a successful situation. But it’s going to be a work in progress.”
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It will be interesting to see if Lillard plays against the Pacers. Since it’s so early in the season, there’s no point for the Bucks to play Lillard if he’s not 100%.
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