Bucks Vs Bulls: Final Injury Report Has Giannis, Simons Out Ahead of March 1 Meeting
The Bucks vs bulls matchup on Sunday now looms without two key scorers: Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anfernee Simons have both been ruled out, a change that immediately reshapes rotations for Milwaukee (26-32) and Chicago (24-36) ahead of the March 1 game at United Center.
Bucks Vs Bulls injury picture heading into the game
Milwaukee listed multiple players on its final injury report for the trip to Chicago, with Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined by a right calf strain that has kept him out since January 27 and Taurean Prince out while recovering from neck surgery. The team’s published list for the March 1 at Chicago injury report also names Alex Antetokounmpo (G League - Two-Way) and Cormac Ryan (G League - Two-Way) as out.
Who fills the void on each roster
With Giannis unavailable, Milwaukee is expected to lean more on Kyle Kuzma, Bobby Portis and Ousmane Dieng for bigger minutes and offensive responsibility; Kuzma recently scored 17 points with four rebounds in Friday’s home loss to the New York Knicks, a game where Myles Turner led the Bucks with 19 points and four rebounds. On the Chicago side, Anfernee Simons has been ruled out with a fractured left wrist and will miss his fourth consecutive contest, pushing Rob Dillingham, Tre Jones and Collin Sexton toward expanded roles.
Recent form and last games that matter
Chicago arrives having dropped its home game to the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, extending an 11-game losing streak, a stretch highlighted by Matas Buzelis’s 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists and Tre Jones’s 19 points, three rebounds and four assists off the bench. Milwaukee’s Friday defeat to the Knicks left the Bucks at 26-32, and they will seek a bounce-back performance in Chicago on Sunday afternoon.
The matchup also carries a betting line and total already set for the contest: Milwaukee is listed as a 2. 5-point favorite with a 228. 5-point total, and one prediction in the build-up projected a close game. Those figures frame expectations for a contest that will test depth after both squads lost starters to injury.
Milwaukee and Chicago each go into the game with concrete rotation questions: Patrick Williams has been ruled out for the Bulls with a right quad strain and will miss his second straight game and at least one week; Jalen Smith is also out with a right calf strain, and Zach Collins, Jaen Ivey and Noa Essengue remain sidelined and continuing recovery work. Those absences leave the Bulls thin and elevate the importance of bench scoring and ball handling on March 1.
Sunday’s game at United Center on March 1 is the next confirmed event for both teams; the injury listings and recent box-score leaders set the immediate stakes as Milwaukee looks to respond after the Knicks loss and Chicago tries to stop an 11-game slide.
