Overview
- Tip is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, with coverage on Monumental Sports Network and League Pass.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from an eight-game calf absence on a minutes restriction and posted 29 and 24 points in his first two games back.
- The Bucks enter five games under .500 but have won back-to-back contests and three of their last four.
- Washington lists Kyshawn George (hip) and Corey Kispert (hamstring) out, Malaki Branham (calf) questionable, and reports differ on Cam Whitmore’s status; Milwaukee’s Taurean Prince (neck) is out.
- The season series is tied 1–1, and rookie Tre Johnson is coming off a career-high 24 points with six straight double-figure games.