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Source: Bucks to start season without Eric Bledsoe due to rib fracture

Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe will miss the start of the 2019-20 season after suffering a small fracture of his rib, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Bledsoe could be out for up to three weeks, the source said, after getting injured during the Bucks' 133-99 preseason win on Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz.

The injury was originally diagnosed as a strained oblique muscle after Bledsoe posted five points and two assists in 12 minutes of action. The Bucks will open the regular season at Houston on Oct. 24.