NBA Notes: Pistons, Duncan Robinson, Bucks, AJ Green, Bulls

Central Notes: Green, Robinson, Bulls' Slide, Collins, Thompson

The Bucks, already reeling from Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s calf strain, have another injury issue to deal with heading into their matchup with the Pistons on Saturday. Guard A.J. Green suffered a shoulder injury in their loss to Philadelphia on Friday and will undergo an MRI today. “Losing A.J. Green hurts you,” head coach Doc Rivers said, per Jim Owczarski of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “We can’t sustain much more, especially with guys that ma…

NBA Notes: Pistons, Duncan Robinson, Bucks, AJ Green, Bulls

Pistons Duncan Robinson has been around long enough to understand that most NBA games are decided in the quiet moments. He showed as much on Friday, returning from an ankle sprain and giving the Pistons exactly what they needed in the fourth quarter. Eight points in the final period, 14 for the night, and a sense of calm when the game started to tighten. Robinson arrived in Detroit over the summer in that sign-and-trade with Miami. Coach J.B. Bi…

Bucks Take Another Blow As AJ Green Exits With Shoulder Injury Against 76ers

The Milwaukee Bucks continue to stumble through a difficult season, dropping to 10-14 and sitting in 10th place in the Eastern Conference after a 116-101 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. Their night got even tougher when AJ Green went down with a shoulder injury and was ruled out for the rest of the game. AJ Green injured his shoulder late in the second quarter of Milwaukee’s loss to the 76ers after trying to fight through a screen set …