According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks will have the much needed return of Damian Lillard for Tuesday’s Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers.

Lillard has not played since March 18th due to deep vein thrombosis. Despite developing the blood clots, he was recently taken off of blood-thinning medication and being able to have early treatment, detecting of the issue, and having specialists being able to treat Lillard even before a formal diagnosis.

The Bucks lost 117-98 to Tyrese Haliburton’s team, which caught some fans off guard. Outside of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s performance, everyone lacked severely. Most notably Kyle Kuzma, who did not record a single statistic in 22 minutes of play.

The 34-year-old averaged 24.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists, and 1.2 steals in 58 appearances.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks could see the return of Damian Lillard very soon. In fact, there is a concrete timeline of when he could return.

After his recent progress on treatment for deep vein thrombosis, Lillard has a real shot of playing in Game 2 or Game 3 of the first round. With him being out since March 18th, nobody knew exactly how serious or how long he would be out for.

Game 2 is on Tuesday, with Game 3 being on Friday. With the doctors giving him a clean bill of health, Lillard can now ramp up the contact practices and set his sights on playing as soon as next week.

Tremendous news came out featuring Damian Lillard and his current blood clot situation, and that is the fact he has been cleared of his deep vein thrombosis (DVT for short).

While he cannot play in Game 1 against the Indiana Pacers, the talented veteran can resume contact workouts and begin ramping himself up for games in the future.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Lillard is no longer required to take blood-thinning medication. In just over three weeks, Lillard has been able to be medically cleared. This development is something doctors never have seen before.

The medical professionals told Milwaukee that this was due to early treatment, detection of the issue, and having specialists being able to treat Lillard even before a formal diagnosis.

The Bucks first round matchup is against the Pacers, which will be an exciting series. Their contest begins Saturday.