Bucks’ Nikola Mirotic Expected to Return from Thumb Injury vs. Pistons | Bleacher Report

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Nikola Mirotic told reporters Saturday he expects to return from his thumb injury in Sunday’s Game 1 matchup against the Detroit Pistons.

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said Mirotic will play “barring something unexpected.”

Mirotic missed the final 11 games of the regular season after suffering a fractured thumb March 19 against the Los Angeles Lakers. He averaged 11.6 points and 5.4…