The Milwaukee Bucks have made some changes to their roster to help compensate for some injuries that might happen. The biggest move they made to help them with that was trading for Kyle Kuzma. Kuzma gives them a third scorer who can help carry the load when either Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard are hurt and out of the lineup.

Ahead of the game, Damian Lillard was downgraded from probable to questionable due to hamstring soreness. Just over two hours before the game, it was revealed that Lillard would not play against the Timberwolves, per Chris Haynes.