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Eric Bledsoe will start for the Milwaukee Bucks in their season opener against the Houston Rockets. Bledsoe was expected to begin the regular season on the sideline due to a small fracture in his rib, but the Bucks point guard recovered in time to take the starting spot against Houston. Bud confirmed Eric Bledsoe is […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo won the 2019 NBA MVP award. However, if you ask Houston Rockets superstar James Harden, the trophy belonged to him in 2019 — just as it did in 2018. Harden has campaigned this past summer to state that the media narrative helped dictate Giannis receiving the award. Possibly, Harden is […]

Kawhi Leonard set an exemplar of a model elite basketball player in his run with the Toronto Raptors during last season’s playoffs, culminating in a six-game series win during the 2019 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. After watching the new-Clipper Leonard win the Finals MVP, this past regular season’s MVP, the Milwaukee Bucks’ […]

The future of the Oklahoma City Thunder is still up in the air. They could potentially make a run for the final playoff spot in the competitive Western Conference. However, Chris Paul could easily be traded during the season, which would likely hurt the Thunder’s playoff chances. Free agent Nick Young was recently pondering about […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks had a 2-0 lead over Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals. Everyone thought the series was over and that the Bucks would advance to the NBA Finals. That’s when Leonard and the Raptors flipped the switch and won four games in a row […]

The votes have been tallied for the NBA’s annual GM survey, and when it comes to this season’s favorite to lift the MVP award, a great majority of general managers believe that Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannins Antetokounmpo will repeat as this year’s Most Valuable Player. It was a landslide victory for the reigning MVP, as Giannis […]

The folks at NBA.com recently asked general managers from all around the league to take part in the 18th annual GM Survey. As part of the survey, general managers were asked to make a variety of predictions for this season, including which teams will make it to the NBA Finals and who will win. The […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the league’s best players and is the defending MVP. However, there’s one title the Milwaukee Bucks star is more excited than anything, and that’s being a father. Giannis talked about welcoming his child with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez. He was candid while discussing it, but he’s shared his excitement […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is happy about the current state of the Milwaukee Bucks despite the injuries to Eric Bledsoe and DJ Wilson. Bledsoe is dealing with a rib injury, while Wilson is nursing a left hamstring strain. However, even though both players have been unable to contribute to the team in the preseason, the Bucks have […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off a truly impressive season that ended short of their goal of winning the NBA Finals. One way that reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to improve the team is by personally becoming a more vocal leader. “Mostly, you just gotta be more vocal,” Antetokounmpo said, via Keith Jenkins of The […]

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe was able to do non-contact stuff in practice on Wednesday. Bledsoe is recovering from a small fracture in his rib. He’s expected to start the regular season on the sideline. Mike Budenholzer says Eric Bledsoe (rib injury) is progressing and was able to do non-contact stuff today at practice. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks had quite a busy offseason themselves, but unlike the myriad of new signings that characterized the summer of some other contending teams, Milwaukee’s point of focus was to maintain the status quo. They had a tremendous 2018-19 campaign, and it was tantamount that they carry over this success to what should be […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has come a long way in his NBA career. After selling anything he can in the streets of Greece just so he can buy a pair of basketball shoes, he’s now the league’s reigning MVP and one of the best players in the world. Moreover, his brothers Thanasis and Kostas […]

When Milwaukee Bucks point guard Malcolm Brogdon had an emergency appendectomy towards the end of the 2018-19 NBA season, George Hill was suddenly a crucial player in the rotation. Milwaukee acquired Hill from the Cleveland Cavaliers in December in the hopes that he would provide backcourt depth and veteran leadership. By the time the playoffs […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo is about to become a dad. Antetokounmpo’s girlfriend, Mariah Danae Riddlesprigger, revealed the news on her Instagram page with a message that said “BABY FR34K COMING SOON.” The All-Star had a funny comment, saying “Who’s the father?” It has been a good year for Antetokounmpo. He won the MVP […]

On Friday morning, news broke that Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe would miss the beginning of the season with a fractured rib. Thankfully, Bucks beat reporter Matt Velasquez spoke to team GM Jon Horst, who clarified the injury is not as bad as it seems: Per Bucks GM Jon Horst, Eric Bledsoe did not fracture […]

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe has been diagnosed with a small fracture of his rib and will miss up to two-to-three weeks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. This timeline has Bledsoe bound to miss at the very least the first week of the regular season. The Bucks still have George Hill as […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo admitted to feeling caged during the recent 2019 FIBA World Cup, as the Milwaukee Bucks star felt the stark difference in playing styles upon rejoining his NBA team this past week. “Playing with FIBA I was like a prisoner,” the reigning MVP said about his tough experience in China, according to John Askounis […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer has hinted that he could field Giannis Antetokounmpo and his top players this preseason. In their first preseason game, Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe sat out of the game, as their team cruised to a 122-112 win over the Chicago Bulls. It’s a widely accepted practice that teams […]

The Milwaukee Bucks won 60 games last season which elevated the franchise into a contender. It shocked the entire league but several analysts believe that the Bucks’ success will be shortlived. For the 2019-20 season, Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to prove that last year was not a fluke. The Greek Freak shared that everybody in the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA’s reigning MVP, did not play in the Milwaukee Bucks’ preseason opener against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Despite that, the Bucks cruised to a 10-point win over Chicago. Now, as the Bucks travel back to Fiserv Forum, where the Bucks play their home games, it seems that The Greek Freek […]

Rich Paul had plenty to say about his Klutch Sports client, Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis, in an interview with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Paul lauded Davis for his greatness, but perhaps went a bit too far with his praise. The known superstar agent prompted that the Milwaukee Bucks would have reached the NBA Finals […]

Paul Pierce is back making bold predictions. In a recent interview with Submission Radio, the former NBA player and analyst predicts the Milwaukee Bucks to win the 2019-20 NBA championship and for Giannis Antetokounmpo to get the MVP award for the second consecutive season. “I’m going to go with the Milwaukee Bucks,” Pierce said, per […]

Veteran shooting guard Kyle Korver is drawing high praise from his new Milwaukee Bucks teammates. Korver signed a one-year, $2.6 million contract with the Bucks this summer. He’s one of the best shooters in NBA history and will stretch the floor very well for Milwaukee this season. Via Eric Nehm of The Athletic: On Monday, […]

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe says he’s working on his mental game and moving on to the next play. Bledsoe wants to have more fun this season. For that to happen, the Bucks floor general can’t compound his mistakes and has to forget the bad play that just happened on the previous possession if […]

The Milwaukee Bucks lost combo guard Malcolm Brogdon this summer after the 2017 Rookie of the Year signed a four-year, $85 million offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers. The Bucks and Pacers ended up completing a sign-and-trade deal, with Milwaukee getting draft picks in return for Brogdon. Bucks owners Marc Lasry and Jamie Dinan explained to the media on Friday […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have put together a team brimming with talent. Behind the reigning MVP in Giannis Antetokounmpo, an All-Star wingman in Kris Middleton, and a great stretch 5 in Brook Lopez, many pundits are picking the Bucks to top the Eastern Conference this year. Lost in the debate is veteran guard Wesley Matthews. The […]

Wesley Matthews is well-aware that the Milwaukee Bucks are one of the best teams in the league. Now, as he embarks on his first season wearing the Bucks jersey, his mission is not to mess up what the team has built in recent years. In the 2018-19 season, the Bucks were the best defensive team […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to become a better shooter and he is learning as much as possible from veteran shooting guard Kyle Korver. Korver, who signed with the Bucks in free agency this summer, is one of the best shooters in NBA history. Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to become a better shooter and […]

Khris Middleton was one of the players tapped by Team USA to play in the FIBA World Cup when almost every NBA superstar said no to the team. Unfortunately, the squad didn’t perform up to expected standards, finishing in seventh place. Now that almost the entire NBA wants to be on Team USA for the […]

Kyle Korver sees some similarities between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks when it comes to how they build their offense around their superstars. During the Bucks’ media day, Korver recalled how the Cavs’ offense was built around the philosophy of  creating space for LeBron James. With the Bucks, he sees them doing the same […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo still has two years remaining on his current contract, but that isn’t stopping everyone from questioning whether or not he will still be in Milwaukee come the summer of 2021. But Antetokounmpo is not even thinking about discussing his free agency: “I think it’s disrespectful to my teammates to talk […]

Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst isn’t spending his time worrying about the competition that can steal away prized talisman Giannis Antetokounmpo, but rather creating that winning environment that can keep him in house: “We want to be successful over a long period of time and be competitive for a long time and be resourceful,” […]

ESPN’s NBA Top 100 is consistent with Sports Illustrated’s, as both considered Milwaukee Bucks talisman Giannis Antetokounmpo the best player in the league for the 2019-20 season, with new LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard finishing as the runner-up for that title. The argument was a similar one to SI’s — Antetokounmpo’s regular-season record and impact does have […]

Caron Butler wasn’t a big fan of the NBA fining the Milwaukee Bucks $50,000 for self-tampering, after general manager Jon Horst admitted during a town hall meeting that the franchise indeed planned to dole out a supermax contract for star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Butler agrees with the sentiment, but feels the fine should have been stiff […]

No contender in basketball will enter the 2019-20 season with more continuity and a more ingrained identity than the Milwaukee Bucks. That’s hardly a bad thing coming off a season in which they won 60 games and had the best net rating in basketball, but the playoffs laid bare that Milwaukee wasn’t quite the juggernaut […]

The shift in power in the NBA has been a hot topic of late, with some players now in the driver’s seat in terms of demanding where they want to play. Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar chimed in on the discussion, saying that in his mind, he sees nothing wrong with it:  “It’s a […]

Ex-NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas believes that Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo should focus more on his post game this season, instead of working on his jump shot. Listen to the former Washington Wizards star discuss it on the No Chill Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2xUQxBBwTQ/ The more you listen to Agent Zero, the more it makes sense. Pundits […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have received a $50,000 fine for a violation of league rules governing timing of player contract comments. General manager Jon Horst recently said publicly the Bucks will offer superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo a supermax contract next summer: The NBA has announced a $50,000 fine for the Milwaukee Bucks for violating league rules […]