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UPDATE: Damian Lillard's Injury Status For Bucks-Pacers Game

Damian Lillard is on the injury report for Thursday's game.

Ben Stinar

UPDATE: Damian Lillard's Injury Status For Bucks-Pacers Game
UPDATE: Damian Lillard's Injury Status For Bucks-Pacers Game /

UPDATE: Damian Lillard has been ruled out.  

On Thursday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks will be in Indiana to face off against the Pacers.  

For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as Damian Lillard is on the injury report. 

Via Underdog NBA: "Damian Lillard (calf) listed questionable Thursday."

Lillard has played in seven games this season and is averaging 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 40.0% from the field and 29.3% from the three-point range. 

The Bucks are 5-2 in their first seven games, which has them tied with the Boston Celtics for the second seed in the Eastern Conference.   

Most recently, they defeated the Detroit Pistons by a score of 120-118, and Lillard had 34 points, two rebounds, three assists and three steals while shooting 10/25 from the field and 2/12 from the three-point range in 34 minutes of playing time. 

Lillard is in his first season with the Bucks after getting traded (via the Portland Trail Blazers) over the offseason.

He had spent 11 seasons in Portland and is coming off a year where he averaged 32.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists per contest while shooting 46.3% from the field and 37.1% from the three-point range. 

As for the Pacers, they are 5-3 in their first eight games, and in the middle of a three-game winning streak. 

Most recently, they defeated the Utah Jazz by a score of 134-118, and Aaron Nesmith led the team with 24 points in 30 minutes of playing time. 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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