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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 […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have no plans of letting Giannis Antetokounmpo go, and co-owner Wes Edens made that clear in a recent interview with TMZ Sports. Antetokounmpo has been recently linked with the Golden State Warriors, with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne claiming that the Dubs are a “big threat” to the Bucks in keeping the 2019 MVP. […]

The beer-chugging phenomenon continues to grow among professional athletes. Back in May, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and offensive lineman David Bakhtiari engaged in a chugging face-off while sitting courtside during the Milwaukee Bucks’ Eastern Conference Finals series against the Toronto Raptors. David Bakhtiari vs. Aaron Rodgers in a beer chugging face-off. It happened. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are not worried about potentially losing Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Golden State Warriors in 2021. While there is a friendship and a connection between the reigning MVP and Warriors franchise star Stephen Curry, The Greek Freak could take the precedent of Kevin Durant’s three-year stint in Golden State as an example of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are not sweating the recent rumors surrounding the Golden State Warriors arising as a “serious threat” to snatch away their franchise talisman Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021. The Greek Freak has been intent in staying in the small market franchise, appearing to be a low-maintenance superstar with a fondness for the city of […]

The Central Division in the NBA for the 2019-20 season will be run by one team. While the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons can cause issues, the banner will be raised by the Milwaukee Bucks once again. With the Pacers and Pistons fighting for second place, the rest of the division will be in rebuild […]

From the department of “well, obviously” comes a story revolving around reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. After a fantastic season with the Bucks in which the Greek Freak put up a staggering stat line (27.7 points per game, 13.5 rebounds per game, 5.9 assists per game, 1.5 blocks per game and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks signed Brook Lopez’s brother, Robin Lopez, in free agency this summer. The Lopez brothers haven’t been on the same team since their college days at Stanford, which was a decade ago. While Brook is excited to play with Robin again, he did warn Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer that he and Robin […]

Brook Lopez admits there was a feeling of “disbelief” and “shock” in the Milwaukee Bucks’ locker room after they lost four games in a row to the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals. Milwaukee had a 2-0 lead in the series. Kawhi Leonard then led the Raptors to four straight wins, propelling Toronto […]

Brook Lopez says the Milwaukee Bucks are out to prove that last season wasn’t a fluke year. The Bucks had the best record in the NBA in 2018-19. They got all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games. "We want to come in and handle […]

By finishing the regular season with a league-best 60 wins last term, the Milwaukee Bucks had arguably the best season in franchise history (for the modern era, at least). This was no fluke as well, with Milwaukee establishing themselves as the best team in the league from start to finish. Unfortunately for them, they faced […]

As part of her appearance on Monday’s episode of The Jump, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne noted that the Golden State Warriors are a “big threat” for landing Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. “The one team lurking out there — I don’t know how this would happen — but the Warriors have always been the big threat […]

Milwaukee Bucks star and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t have the greatest of times with Greece during the FIBA World Cup. However, the Greek Freak is already looking forward after learning important lessons in China. Giannis posted an image of himself wearing a Greece jersey on Instagram. The caption to the image pertained to […]

After coming out with an MVP-winning campaign to lead his Milwaukee Bucks to the best record in the league last season, it was only inevitable that the future of Giannis Antetokoumpo became the hottest topic of conversation within the Bucks organization. In a recent town hall open forum courtesy of FOX Sports Wisconsin, Bucks general […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden has taken yet another shot at the media for voting Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo as the 2019 MVP. Harden says the media created a narrative around Antetokounmpo last season and focused all their stories and attention on him despite what he was doing for the Rockets on a nightly […]

Nike and the league office faced swift and widespread criticism earlier this week when it was announced players would be banned from wearing the increasingly-popular “ninja-style” headbands in 2019-20. If the powers that be had contacted Robin Lopez, though, he’s certain they could have avoided the backlash resulting from this silly policing of on-court attire. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off of a 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they won a league-best 60 games and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Toronto Raptors. With Kawhi Leonard heading West, you would think the Bucks would immediately become East favorites, but it’s not that sample. Milwaukee lost […]

Thanasis Skourtopoulos has faced a fair amount of criticism for the way he has utilized Giannis Antetokounmpo throughout the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Many journalists from the U.S. side reacted negatively to Skourtopolous’ decision to rest the Milwaukee Bucks star in the fourth quarter against Team USA, and now he’s firing back. Greece managed to […]

Bucks forward Khris Middleton knows that his Bucks teammate, Giannis Antetokounmpo,, isn’t going to stop pursuing a gold medal in FIBA World Cup play, despite the fact that Greece has been eliminated from this year’s tournament. Greece needed to win by 12 points against the Czech Republic on Monday to advance in this year’s FIBA […]

Greece coach Thanasis Skourtopoulos was well aware that Milwaukee Bucks prodigy Giannis Antetokounmpo had all the best intentions to help his national team qualify for the upcoming Olympics, though the team fell well short of the goal after an 84-77 win over the Czech Republic. The Greek national team needed to win by 12 points […]

Milwaukee Bucks fans who watched Team USA’s game against Greece were probably puzzled. The Greek Freak spent the fourth quarter of his nation’s 69-53 loss against his fellow NBA players on the bench. Understandably, Greek fans who made the trip all the way to Shenzhen was exasperated by the Greek head coach’s decision to bench […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the great big hope of the Milwaukee Bucks in terms of winning another NBA championship. The same thing rings true for Greek basketball as he is leading his country in the FIBA World Cup. Nike is also cashing in on the Greek Freak mania. The juggernaut shoe brand went all in as […]

After sweeping through the first round of the FIBA World Cup, Team USA is ready to move on to the next phase of the tournament. But things will be tougher this time around, especially since they will be facing Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece on Saturday. Brook Lopez said the 2018-19 NBA MVP and Milwaukee Bucks […]

Sterling Brown, as expected, isn’t backing down. The Common Council in Milwaukee officially approved a $400,000 settlement offer from the city attorney to the Milwaukee Bucks guard, according to Alison Dirr of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Brown’s attorney, Mark Thomsen, made it clear his client would not accept any settlement that didn’t include an admission […]

After Brazil defeated Greece on Tuesday, Brazil head coach Aleksandar Petrovic didn’t necessarily have great things to say about Greece and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Brazil won by a final score of 79-78. Petrovic said he’s known how to stop Antetokounmpo ever since the Toronto Raptors defeated the Bucks in six games in the […]

Memphis Grizzlies swingman Bruno Caboclo saved the day for his home nation of Brazil, as his game-winning tip clinched the victory for the Brazilians over a heavily favored Greece side, 79-78, in the opening stage of the FIBA World Cup in China. To be clear, Caboclo’s tip came on the defensive end, as he swatted […]

While most star players in the NBA are known by casual fans everywhere due to their popularity, exposure on national television, and kids sporting their jerseys all around the world, there are a few talented ballers who slip through the cracks of the national media and fly under the-radar. Khris Middleton is one of those […]

Joe Johnson will work out for the Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets next week fresh off an MVP and championship trophy in the BIG3, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Johnson worked out for the Philadelphia 76ers last week and is also drawing interest from the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets. Story […]