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The Milwaukee Bucks have two regular listed as questionable on the injury report heading into their game against the reigning NBA Champions.

The Milwaukee Bucks return home and seek their second straight victory as they welcome the reigning NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder to Fiserv Forum. 

The Bucks are coming off a 112-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Martin Luther King Jr Day, snapping a three-game losing streak for the team. They are 4-4 in their last eight games. 

The Thunder also picked up a victory on MLK Day, besting the Cleveland Cavaliers, 136-104. OKC has won six of its last seven as they finish a four-game road trip. 

This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. They will meet again on February 12. 

Milwaukee Bucks Injury Report

Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr is listed as QUESTIONABLE with an oblique muscle strain. 

KPJ came off the bench for the first time all season against Atlanta, with AJ Green taking his place in the starting lineup. KPJ played 27 minutes and finished with nine points, six rebounds, and seven assists. On the season, he is averaging 16.8 points, five rebounds, and 7.4 assists in 23 games. 

Starting center Myles Turner is also QUESTIONABLE with a left ankle sprain. Turner has missed just one game this season, his first as a member of the Bucks. 

Turner is averaging 12.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks this season. He played against the Thunder in the NBA Finals last season as a member of the Indiana Pacers.

Taurean Prince remains OUT after undergoing neck surgery in November, and is out indefinitely. Alex Antetokounmpo is OUT on G-League assignment. 

Oklahoma City Thunder Injury Report

The Thunder will be without two starters for Wednesday's clash, as Jalen Williams is OUT with a right hamstring strain. 

Williams left OKC's game against Miami on Saturday early with the injury, and there is no timetable for his return. Williams missed the first 19 games of the season after undergoing wrist surgery in the offseason. In 24 games this year, he is averaging 16.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.6 assists. 

Starting center Isaiah Hartenstein remains OUT with a right soleus strain. He's been out since December 28. 

In his second season as a member of the Thunder, Hartenstein is averaging 11.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, and three assists in 24 games. 

Defensive ace Alex Caruso is also OUT for the Thunder with a right abductor strain. He played just seven minutes against the Cavaliers before exiting the contest. 

Jaylin Williams is QUESTIONABLE with a left glut contusion. He drew the start against Cleveland, but played only eight minutes before leaving the game. 

Thomas Sorber (right ACL surgery) and Nikola Topic (surgical recovery) remain OUT. Neither has played this season. 

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