Milwaukee Bucks lose forward Bobby Portis in first quarter of Game 2 with right eye abrasion

MILWAUKEE — Bucks forward Bobby Portis exited in the first quarter Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls and did not return.

Portis was hit in the face by an elbow from Bulls center Tristan Thompson while the two went up for a rebound during Game 2 of this first-round series. No foul was called on the play, but Portis fell to the ground after contact and was bleeding near his right eye after the play.

Portis attempted to warm up briefly after halftime, but only stayed on the court for a short period of time before heading back to the locker room. Shortly after the third quarter began, the Bucks ruled him out for the rest of the game with a right eye abrasion.

Portis scored two points and grabbed two rebounds in six minutes.

The injury news wasn't much better prior to Game 2 for the defending NBA champions. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said during his pregame media availability, that veteran guard George Hill wasn't expected to return anytime soon from the abdominal strain that has prevented him from playing in the series.

«We don't expect him in the short term,» Budenholzer said.

Budenholzer said this issue is unrelated to the neck injury that caused Hill to miss 17 games earlier in the season. Hill said after returning from that injury that he'd been dealing with a partial tear between the sixth and seventh thoracic vertebra in his spine.

According to Budenholzer, the latest injury stems from something that happened in the Bucks' April 8 game at Detroit. Hill hasn't played since.

«We'll see how he progresses over the next I'd say handful of days or more,» Budenholzer said.

Hill, 35, played 54 games during the regular season and averaged 6.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 23.2 minutes.

Jevon Carter filled Hill's