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The hits just keep coming for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Center Larry Sanders pushed Portland Trail Blazers wing Nicolas Batum from behind in Wednesday's 104-97 loss, and it was upgraded to a flagrant-2 foul call. That will cost the Bucks big man a one-game suspension, keeping him out for the second game of a back-to-back against Sacramento on Thursday.

The Bucks' official Twitter account reported the news of Sanders' suspension and also described the incident that led to it:

Below is video footage of Sanders' foul:

Andrew Gruman of FoxSportsWisconsin.com notes how Milwaukee may be without another one of its key contributors versus the Kings. He also analyzed the squad's unfavorable frontcourt situation:

Standout rookie Jabari Parker tore his ACL in Monday's win over Phoenix, so it's been quite an adverse week for the Bucks to say the least.

Coach Jason Kidd has his work cut out to shuffle the rotation for Thursday's game. No one can replace Sanders' ability to alter shots in the paint, and there are few alternatives to turn to as is. Zaza Pachulia will likely get the start in Sanders' place.