{"id":824,"date":"2016-09-21T20:17:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T00:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=824"},"modified":"2016-09-21T20:18:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T00:18:59","slug":"khris-middleton-suffers-torn-hamstring-will-undergo-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2016\/09\/21\/khris-middleton-suffers-torn-hamstring-will-undergo-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Khris Middleton Suffers Torn Hamstring, Will Undergo Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong> forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/middlkh01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khris Middleton<\/a><\/strong> has suffered a torn hamstring and will undergo surgery. He is expected to miss six months, leaving him on the sidelines\u00a0until at least March.<\/p>\n<p>The news was first reported by <strong>Shams Charania<\/strong> of <strong>The Vertical<\/strong> on <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Milwaukee forward Khris Middleton has suffered a torn hamstring and will undergo surgery, league sources told The Vertical. Story coming.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/778741217026711554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 21, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Khris Middleton Suffers Torn Hamstring, Will Undergo Surgery<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Middleton, 25,\u00a0averaged 18.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game last season. He led the Bucks in points (18.2), minutes (36.1), steals (1.7), and three point field goals (143).\u00a0Milwaukee\u00a0signed him to a 4 year, $70 million contract last off-season, expecting him to play a significant role in the future of the team. Until this injury, Middleton has proved to be fairly durable, missing just six games in total the past three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks still have plenty of forward depth with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetgi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a><\/strong>, whom they recently signed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/2016\/09\/19\/giannis-antetokounmpo-agrees-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4 year, $100 million extension<\/a> earlier this week, as well as former second overall pick <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/parkeja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jabari Parker<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>General manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/bucks\/news\/khris-middleton-sidelined-hamstring-injury\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Hammond announced<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019ll rely on our overall roster depth to help us while Khris is out for a significant period of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the The Vertical<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>has reported that the team is\u00a0looking into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WojVerticalNBA\/status\/778743987221860352\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acquiring another forward<\/a> following the news of Middleton&#8217;s injury.<\/p>\n<p>After a disappointing season last year, the Bucks have high expectations for this upcoming season. 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