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Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has deleted all of his social media accounts, as he mourns the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday in a helicopter accident that also killed Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people. Antetokounmpo and Bryant were very close off the court: I feel so […]

Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo took home more than the win in the NBA’s Paris, France, game against the Charlotte Hornets. After defeating the Hornets overseas, the reigning MVP exchanged jerseys with French soccer star Kylian Mbappe (via NBA). Following the NBA Paris Game win, @KMbappe and @neymarjr came through to see the @Bucks! […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are off to a ho-hum incredible start with more than half of the 2019-20 season in the books already. Giannis Antetokounmpo and company defeated the Charlotte Hornets in Paris, France, on Friday evening. They improved their record to 40-6. The Bucks are only the seventh team in NBA history to win 40 […]

Brazilian superstar Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar attended Friday afternoon’s Charlotte Hornets matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks in Paris, France. With the NBA on foreign soil displaying hoops around the world, the Hornets and Bucks traveled to Europe for a regular-season game, which featured third-year Charlotte guard Malik Monk blocking Milwaukee’s Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova—with Neymar […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are in Paris taking on the Charlotte Hornets, and the fans in France love Giannis Antetokounmpo. While he was at the free-throw line, Giannis got “MVP” chants: "M👏 V 👏P 👏" Giannis getting love from European fans. pic.twitter.com/Y22JYiIkcS — ESPN (@espn) January 24, 2020 Antetokounmpo is one of the best basketball players […]

Point guard Eric Bledsoe has been a big part of the Milwaukee Bucks’ success over the past three seasons. The 10th-year pro is currently serving as the starting point guard for the team with the best record in the NBA. However, despite the success of the 39-6 Bucks, a recent rumor from Gery Woelfel suggested […]

The Milwaukee Bucks could potentially grease the wheels on a trade involving point guard Eric Bledsoe, according to Gery Woelfel of Woelfel’s Press Box. Only a year ago, the Bucks gave Bledsoe a four-year, $70 million deal, but several NBA executives believed that deal would make it easier to trade him at some point — […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo achieved another personal milestone in his brilliant NBA career, reaching the 10,000-point plateau during the Bucks’ 111-98 win over the Chicago Bulls at Fiserv Forum on Monday night. The reigning NBA MVP tallied a triple-double of 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 dimes in 31 minutes. Shortly after the game, […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo made franchise history on Monday against the Chicago Bulls. Antetokounmpo became just the seventh Bucks player ever to reach 10,000 career points: Giannis Antetokounmpo reaches 10,000 points for his career, becoming the 7th player in Bucks history with 10K points. He also joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only Bucks players […]

The Milwaukee Bucks had another easy win on Saturday, blowing out the Brooklyn Nets, 117-97. As always, Giannis Antetokounmpo had another impressive performance, logging 29 points on 12-of-20 shooting, along with two triples, 12 rebounds, four assists, and a steal in just 25 minutes of action. The Bucks are now 38-6 and are the heavy […]

As far as the conversation for the frontrunners for Defensive Player of the Year award this season, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis and two-time winner Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz are probably at the top of most people’s lists. But as far as Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe is concerned, his teammate […]

Milwaukee Bucks center Robin Lopez will not play in his team’s game against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday due to an illness, according to Matt Velazquez of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In 42 games this season with the Bucks, Lopez is averaging 5.5 points and 2.7 rebounds over 14.3 minutes per game while shooting 51 […]

The Milwaukee Bucks once again have the best record in the NBA, so the prevailing thought is general manager Jon Horst doesn’t need to tinker with the roster. In a conversation with Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Horst made it seem like he’s content with the Bucks’ roster with the trade deadline looming: “The stock […]

The NBA announced on Friday that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry are the top three players in jersey sales. The results are based on NBA.com sales between October and December: LeBron James has the most popular jersey, according to a release […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is well aware of how the NBA is officiated nowadays, tending to favor the offensive player and giving him the benefit of the doubt. “The way NBA is built, it wants you to flop. It kinda wants you be weak,” said Antetokounmpo, according to John Askounis of EuroHoops. “When you’re […]

Add Stephen A. Smith to those who want to see Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo play in the Bay Area next year. The ESPN color commentator recently tweeted out his desire for the reigning NBA MVP to form a new superteam, That new superteam would be with Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to strengthen his case for back-to-back MVP awards. The reigning MVP tallied 32 points and 17 rebounds in the Bucks’ 128-123 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday. It is his ninth 30-point, 15-rebound outing of the season. The Greek Freak is way ahead in that category, as you […]

Milwaukee Bucks star and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo possesses a unique blend of length and athleticism that makes him nearly impossible to stop in the open floor. When you essentially force Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart to quit on a play, you are on another planet from an offensive standpoint. Giannis Antetokounmpo did just […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo took his game to new heights during his 2018-19 MVP campaign. Antetokounmpo set new career highs in points (27.7), rebounds (12.5) and assists (5.9) per game while also leading the Bucks to the best record in the Eastern Conference. But Antetokounmpo has upped the ante even further this year. The […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have consistently found ways to add new wrinkles to their WWE-themed pregame routines. On Thursday night, they apparently added a “Brothers of Destruction” storyline. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Robin Lopez have been at the forefront of the routine, with Lopez often playing the role of foil. However, Robin’s brother Brook came to his […]

The Boston Celtics will be without small forward Jaylen Brown on Thursday when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics say Brown is out due to a right thumb sprain he suffered on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons: Celtics say Jaylen Brown is out. — Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) January 16, 2020 The Celtics are […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is still the leading 2020 NBA All-Star Game vote-getter with the third returns of fan voting now in. Milwaukee Bucks star and reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo remains the leader in the Eastern Conference: LeBron and Giannis leading in third fan votes in their respective conferences and Luka and Trae […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has already been ruled out of Wednesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons due to a sore right knee. However, the former No. 3 overall pick will travel with his teammates to Milwaukee for Thursday night’s matchup against the Bucks with intentions of playing, according to a report from Keith […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo joked about his recent postgame conversation with star point guard Stephen Curry, one that took place shortly after his Milwaukee Bucks escaped with a 107-98 win last Wednesday. The two were seen sharing a quick moment, one which had lip-reading “experts” on Twitter soon making out what Curry was telling the reigning MVP. […]

The Baltimore Ravens suffered a shocking loss Saturday night against the Tennessee Titans, losing 28-12. They had the best record in the NFL, and had the presumed MVP in Lamar Jackson. The Milwaukee Bucks can empathize with the Ravens, as they know this scenario all too well. Last season, the Bucks lost to the Toronto […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are playing some of the best basketball in franchise history. With a 35-6 record and another MVP-caliber season from Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks are poised to challenge for their first NBA title since 1971. Even still, there are distractions, particularly as far as Giannis is concerned. Antetokounmpo will be a free agent after […]

To say things have gone well for the Milwaukee Bucks is an understatement. The Bucks have the best record in the NBA at 34-6 and behind MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo the Bucks look like a true NBA contender. But, no team is perfect and there’s always room for improvement. Milwaukee has talent at every position but […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made some waves across social media in the past 24 hours after a brief post-game conversation with Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo went viral. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the message he sent to Antetokounmpo was far from tampering. Lip readers across Twitter and other social media […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has leapfrogged the previous top vote-getters in the second return of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game voting, moving ahead of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dallas Mavericks second-year guard Luka Doncic. James amassed 3,359,871 votes, more than 100,000 more than reigning MVP Antetokounmpo and 80,000 more than Doncic, […]

Stephen Curry didn’t have any influence in the Golden State Warriors’ 107-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, but his postgame influence might be much greater than a W after chatting it up with reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two players exchanged pleasantries after the game, as expected, but there would be a […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had a relatively odd experience going up against a depleted Golden State Warriors lineup, one that had only Draymond Green as the last vestige of the juggernaut it has been for the past five seasons. The Bucks had to work to pull off a 107-98 win in what had been […]

In the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, Ky Bowman got a technical foul for staring at Kyle Korver after a slam. Head coach Steve Kerr responded using his trademark uncanny wit to lash at the referee. Per Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Steve Kerr joked that staring at someone already […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the hottest players in the league, and teams will be moving heaven and earth if it means getting him to their team. Of course, the Milwaukee Bucks should be concerned that their star man is about to become a free agent. However, head coach Mike Budenholzer is confident that his […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. While speaking to reporters after the Warriors’ morning shootaround, Green had nothing but praise for Antetokounmpo, whose Bucks have the best record in the NBA, just like last season: “No, not really,” Green said when asked if he has […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green will return to the lineup Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks after resting from an ankle injury Monday, according to Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. D’Angelo Russell will miss his fifth straight game with a right shoulder injury. The Warriors have now racked up five losses to follow […]

The San Antonio Spurs pulled out perhaps their most impressive win of the season, blazing past the Milwaukee Bucks 126-104 on Monday right after losing a road game to them last week. DeMar DeRozan cited this win as a confidence booster for a team that struggled to creep into the playoff picture and now hopes […]

According to Golden State Warriors head coach, veteran power forward Draymond Green will return to the team’s lineup on Wednesday against the surging Milwaukee Bucks. Green has been just one of the many Warriors players to fall victim to the injury bug this season as the seasoned big man has been battling an ankle injury. […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 11. Antetokounmpo averaged 29.0 points and 11.7 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks went 3-0. James, meanwhile, averaged 23.0 points, 12.7 assists and 11.7 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers went 3-0 as well: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los […]

Names are an important piece to NBA culture. For players like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, a unique first name will take precedence over the last name like most players. Fans rep players by wearing their last names across their respective jerseys and for many, a mere mention of a name can spark all sorts […]