Bucks forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute wants some protocol regarding concussions in the NBA.

Three years ago while at UCLA he was forced to miss eight days after a concussion. After suffering another one recently, all Milwaukee's staff asked for was his word that he was ready to play.

"I didn't have to do any tests because we were on the road and doctors were here,'' Mbah a Moute said. "They just asked me how I was feeling, and I told them I was feeling better. They were like, 'You're fine.' "

Mbah a Moute said he knocked heads with a Dallas defender on Jan. 1 and returned three days later, despite some soreness on his left side of his head.

"There should be standards in the NBA. You need to do these tests and pass these tests before you can come back on the court. Bottom line. We definitely don't get as bad concussions as football and other sports, but a concussion is a concussion,'' Mbah a Moute said. "It's a serious injury and there should be tests."