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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is a problem for opponents. He’s a super tall and athletic young player who can get to the rim at will and can also play the point guard position. It’s safe to say Antetokounmpo is one of those once-in-a-generation players. And he’s starting to get the attention of coaches around the league. […]

Jason Kidd bid goodbye to the Milwaukee Bucks in a terse yet meaningful message that he posted on his personal Twitter account. The recently-fired Kidd made sure that the players knew that they were the ones dearest to his heart. In the image post, Kidd said his final farewell. “I would like to thank Milwaukee […]

Jabari Parker didn’t hold back his disappointment after telling the media that three of Jason Kidd’s assistant coaches have been let go today. Tim Grgurich; a well-known guru within NBA circles and Eric Hughes were relieved of their duties with the team, along with Frank Johnson; Parker’s personal coach, who assisted with his rehabilitation process. […]

Jason Kidd’s three-plus-year tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks had its share of bumps on the road, and among them was his rocky relationship with several of his players. Among them, one of the names with the most weight is the team’s second-leading scorer, Jabari Parker, who has sat out the entire season, recovering from a […]

For the first time since Milwaukee Bucks former head coach Jason Kidd was fired on Monday, superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo opened up to the media on Wednesday. After he spent three-and-a-half years under coach Kidd’s guidance in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo admitted that the front office’s decision to fire Kidd caught him off guard and it makes him […]

On Monday night, a bombshell was dropped in the Milwaukee Bucks organization. Head coach Jason Kidd was fired for the team’s mediocre season. The move apparently didn’t come as a surprise for franchise superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. In fact, Antetokounmpo considered Kidd to be his mentor and was ‘uncomfortable’ when Kidd got fired, according to a report by […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker is nearing a return to the court for the first time in the 2017-18 NBA season. Also, for the first time in his young career, he will not be under the tutelage of former head coach Jason Kidd. Parker had been tied to Kidd’s firing due to reports about their strained […]

Following the surprise firing of Jason Kidd on Monday as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, the team has opted to make another couple of moves on Tuesday, relieving both Tim Grgurich and Eric Hughes, assistant coaches with the Bucks, of their duties Per Chris Haynes of ESPN: ESPN Sources: Milwaukee part ways with assistants […]

In the aftermath of Jason Kidd’s firing from the helm of the Milwaukee Bucks, the hoopla surrounding his relationship with injured star Jabari Parker didn’t take long to surface. Initially brought up by ESPN’s Ryen Russillo and later confirmed by other sources, Parker and Kidd weren’t speaking — thought that wasn’t the only relationship that […]

The Milwaukee Bucks announced that they had relieved Jason Kidd of his head coaching duties with the team on Monday afternoon. Kidd recorded a 139-152 overall as the Bucks’ coach and led them to two births in the NBA Playoffs (2014-15 and 2016-17). Now, according to a report from Gery Woefel, Bucks owner Wes Edens […]

Heading into the February trade deadline, the biggest name available is reportedly Kemba Walker. As the deadline quickly approaches, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan recently stated he is not trading Walker for ‘anything but an All-Star player.’ According to Marc Stein of New York Times, the Milwaukee Bucks were among the teams engaged in trade […]

On the heels of a Jason Kidd firing from the helm of the Milwaukee Bucks, the organization will now be aggressive coming into this trade deadline. General manager Jon Horst and the Bucks are reportedly looking to package third-year shooting guard Rashad Vaughn in any deal they make down the wire, according to Gery Woelfel […]

Jason Kidd’s firing took the NBA by surprise, as the fourth-year coach was sacked after the halfway mark of the regular season, despite every attempt to save his job by his most loyal star player, Giannis Antetokounmpo. While the reasons were muddy at first, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski clarified the Milwaukee Bucks made the decision solely […]

The Milwaukee Bucks recently fired head coach Jason Kidd, who has not had the chance to put three of his best players on the floor at the same time. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jabari Parker, and Khris Middleton have not been in the lineup at the same time. “In the last […]

Jason Kidd was fired from his head coaching position with the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday afternoon. The firing came as a shock to the NBA and to franchise superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Even though Kidd was fired from the Bucks after four years, Kidd expressed that he plans to pursue another head coaching job in the NBA, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been part of a lot of headlines on Monday, mainly because of the firing of their head coach, Jason Kidd. However, another development has gone under the radar with news about Jabari Parker taking another step in his recovery from his ACL injury. The team’s Twitter account posted an update that […]

On Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks sent shock-waves into the NBA by firing their head coach Jason Kidd. The firing came unexpectedly and was a result of the Bucks’ mediocre season. Still, the firing could have severe implications on the organization in the future, especially since the team is set on building around Giannis Antetokounmpo, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have fired Jason Kidd from his head coaching position and it is a performance-based decision, nothing personal. This was reported by Yahoo! Sports NBA writer Chris Mannix on a statement from Bucks general manager Jon Horst. According to Mannix, “Horst calls Kidd’s firing ‘performance based,’ nothing more.” Horst calls Kidd's firing "performance […]

The NBA trade deadline is one of the most exciting times of the season. Trades happen every year that determine the contenders and the pretenders. Some teams pack it in by trading for cap room and picks. Other teams use the trade deadline to get the extra piece that puts them into the playoffs and […]

Jabari Parker was supposed to be a franchise cornerstone for the Milwaukee Bucks when he was drafted with the second pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. Instead, Parker has been an unfortunate victim of nagging injuries. Ever since Parker tore his ACL, he has been out of the Bucks’ rotation. This is a delicate time […]

The Milwaukee Bucks surprised a lot of people today announcing the firing of head coach Jason Kidd. Including Giannis Antetokounmpo perhaps. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne is reporting that Antetokounmpo offered to help save Kidd’s job 15 minutes before it was announced that he was fired. Kidd says Antetokounmpo replied, “‘What can I do? I’ll call the […]

While the firing of Jason Kidd has caught a lot of people by surprise, one Milwaukee Bucks player appears to be happy to find out about it. Sean Kilpatrick, who just had his contract guaranteed by the team two weeks ago, posted a tweet after the news of Kidd’s firing came out and seems to […]

San Antonio Spurs Vice President of Basketball Operations Monty Williams is believed to be one of the early favorites to nail the Milwaukee Bucks coaching job following the firing of Jason Kidd, according to Chris Mannix of The Vertical and Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports. The 46-year-old took a job with the Spurs after […]

Breaking news, Jason Kidd has been fired from his position as the Milwaukee Bucks head coach. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the news: Milwaukee has fired coach Jason Kidd, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2018 Wojnarowski adds that the Bucks made the move to fire Kidd based on the team […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have fired their head coach Jason Kidd, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bucks assistant coach Joe Prunty will take over as interim coach, according to the report. He will coach the Bucks against the Phoenix Suns tonight. Kidd hasn’t been officially informed of his firing as of this moment. According to a second […]

On Saturday, the Philadelphia 76ers were able to extend their current winning streak to three games following a convincing victory over another up-and-coming-team in the Milwaukee Bucks. The final score was 114-94, and their social media team wanted to make sure they rubbed it in further to their opponents on the night. The Sixers’ Twitter […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is slated to miss the next two games with a sore right knee, according to David Aldridge of NBA.com. The Greek Freak is slated to miss tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers as well as Monday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns, giving him eight games to rest and alleviate […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will be without two of their main players in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Malcolm Brogdon for their next game, which is Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers. Antetokounmpo is listed as out due to right knee soreness, and Brogdon will miss the game due to personal reasons, per Bart Winkler of 1075 FM The Fan. Advance […]

The All-Star starters have been named, as have the captains of the teams in LeBron James and Stephen Curry. There’s no telling who Curry and James are going to pick for their squads, but Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks has chimed in, per Eric Nehm of ESPN Milwaukee. I asked Giannis if he wanted to […]

The brand new All-Star game format allows the top vote recipients for each conference to choose their own team of players. This dangerous option was coined in an attempt for the All-Star game to be more exciting. Rightfully so, things might be heading that way after Stephen Curry declared that he may pick Giannis Antetokounmpo […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton play a lot of minutes for the Milwaukee Bucks. Like, a lot of minutes. In fact, the two players lead the NBA in minutes per game. Antetokounmpo averages 37.4 — a league high — and Middleton plays 37.2 minutes. But if they had their way, Antetokounmpo and Middleton would play every possible […]

Saying the Milwaukee Bucks have disappointed after the halfway point of the season might be an understatement. The Jason Kidd-led Bucks currently sit 7th in the Eastern Conference standings. Detroit is half a game back, and the Sixers are one game back. The expectations were even higher after the team acquired star point guard Eric […]

As the NBA trade deadline approaches, rumors are starting to get around. One of the most prominent rumblings out there is how the Milwaukee Bucks are frontrunners in getting L.A. Clippers center DeAndre Jordan. But a recent tweet from Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times may finally kill this rumor. As I reported several […]

The Milwaukee Bucks could be well in their way to get back one of their most important contributors, as they have recalled Jabari Parker from G League affiliate Wisconsin Herd today, according to the team. Parker has been sidelined the entire 2017-18 season since suffering a second ACL tear 51 games into last season. The […]

Nobody is doubting Giannis Antetokounmpo’s crazy athletic abilities. He’s been dominating practically everybody on the basketball court. He is averaging 28.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. But it looks like the Greek Freak’s athletic abilities will be exclusively for professional basketball — and that’s not going to change anytime soon. In an interview after […]

Trade rumors can only grow as the NBA trade deadline approaches. One of the rumors circling around is how DeAndre Jordan may be wearing a Milwaukee Bucks jersey faster than we realize. Marc Stein said on the Dunc’d On Basketball Podcast that the Bucks are 100 percent interested in Jordan and they are probably just […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded the first 20-point, 20-rebound game of his four-plus-year career, after posting 27 points and 20 rebounds in a 104-95 win over the Washington Wizards during an early matchup on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Greek Freak has amazed plenty around league circles with his all-around game, but this is the very […]

On Monday, the Milwaukee Bucks have signed Marshall Plumlee of the G League’s Agua Caliente, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports. Marshall is the younger brother of Mason and Miles Plumlee, who have also played in the NBA in the past. Similar to his brothers, Marshall committed to Duke University, where he was ranked as […]

In this generation of young people, many of them decide to sit with their faces buried in their phones, and Milwaukee Bucks guard Tony Snell has had it. Snell, who has been in the NBA for a number of years, can’t stand seeing his teammates always on their phones in the locker room, per Lori […]