Bucks expect Matthew Dellavedova will be out for up to four weeks

NEW YORK - The Milwaukee Bucks are preparing to be without point guard Matthew Dellavedova throughout February after he sprained his right ankle Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets. Dellavedova was sent back to Milwaukee on Monday where he underwent an MRI that confirmed the injury.

The team projects the ankle sprain will keep him out for up to four weeks.

“I just know it’s going to be a bit before he comes back," Bucks interim coach Joe Prunty said Tuesday following the team's shootaround at Madison Square Garden. "Obviously, him being out it’s tough, but mentality-wise, OK, next man be ready to step up.”

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Dellavedova, who has played in 37 games (three starts) and is averaging 4.4 points, 3.8 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 19.0 minutes per game, was the second Bucks point guard to go down in a four-day span. Malcolm Brogdon partially tore his left quadriceps tendon Thursday night in Minneapolis and will miss six to eight weeks.

Additionally, the Bucks were without center John Henson on Tuesday due to right hamstring soreness. That injury stems to the second half of Sunday's game as well. Henson winced and rubbed his right leg as he went to the bench at one point, although he was able to return.

Following Tuesday's shootaround, Henson half-jokingly said he wasn't going to play against the Knicks. When questioned about his status, he tempered his statement by saying he was still sore, though at this point in the season most players are.