The stories the people closest to Kobe keep remembering

Khris Middleton said that he plans to play in the Milwaukee Bucks’ regular season opener on October 26.

“That’s the plan. I mean, sometimes things change, but so far, I’ve been on pace with everything that I’ve been doing, so we’ll go over the schedule again, see where I’m at, see how I feel. Just keep tracking things that way. I don’t want to set a hard date of when I’ll be out there because it’s all feel and comfort,” said Middleton.

Middleton, who is recovering from offseason knee surgery, has yet to participate in live action thus far in training camp.

Middleton added that he feels close to fully participating in practice.

“I think I’m very close. Everything that they mapped out after my procedure and being able to get in the weight room and court, I’ve been right on pace. It’s been slow, but that’s kind of the way they planned it out. But I think everything’s been going great so far. No setbacks.”