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The Milwaukee Bucks are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. With the 144-109 win over the Sacramento Kings Sunday, this is the highest non-overtime scoring game the Bucks have ever had since 1979. This (144) is the most points the Bucks have scored in a non-overtime game since 1979. — Alex […]

The Boston Celtics attempted 55 three-pointers Thursday night in their home win against the Milwaukee Bucks, and star point guard Kyrie Irving says the team will shoot more than that next time if the Bucks play that putrid on the defensive end. The Celtics shot 24-of-55 from beyond the arc, good for 43.6 percent. Boston […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was held out of Monday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors with a concussion. The Greek Freak endured the injury in last Saturday night’s contest against the Orlando Magic and even said he blacked out momentarily after it happened. However, Antetokounmpo has been cleared to return and will play against […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are locking up Thon Maker and D.J. Wilson prior to the deadline for picking up options on rookie-scale contracts according to Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal. Maker and Wilson are low-cost options for the Bucks and their rookie scale options give the Bucks young talent at an affordable price. The […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry and Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo have been playing at an unbelievable level so far this season, and they were just rewarded for their efforts. The NBA announces that Milwaukee #Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo (24.8 PPG, 13.0 RPG, 5.3 APG) and Golden State #Warriors guard Stephen Curry (36 PPG, 30 […]

The NBA will make history tonight as two of the top Eastern Conference teams will go head-to-head tonight. Per @EliasSports: Tonight’s match up between the Bucks (6-0) and Raptors (6-0) will mark the first time in NBA history that two teams enter with a record of 6-0 or better. I’ll be covering the game for […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo took an elbow to the head in the Milwaukee Bucks’ Saturday night game against the Orlando Magic. He said he blacked out after taking the elbow, but he is showing no signs of a concussion yet. Giannis said he blacked out after taking elbow to head. Doesn’t remember much from game but said all […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons liked a comment on Instagram that said Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo can’t guard the Sixers phenom. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks defeated Ben Simmons and the Sixers this past Wednesday by a final score of 123-108. The Greek Freak finished with 32 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists, while the reigning […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has, without a doubt, transformed the Milwaukee Bucks into the NBA’s most promising teams. And their 25-point halftime lead on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves is good proof. This is the largest road halftime lead since Antetokounmpo’s first season in 2013. Bucks lead the Wolves by 25 at the half, which is their […]

The Milwaukee Bucks poured in 49 points in the second quarter of their 123-108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, marking the Bucks’ third highest-scoring quarter in franchise history and their best since 1991. Bucks' 49-point 2nd quarter vs. 76ers is the third highest scoring quarter in franchise history#FearTheDeer #NBA #NBATwitter — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 25, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers take on the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night, and star point forward Ben Simmons plans to make his return to the lineup from back tightness, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Simmons suffered a back injury Saturday night at home against the Orlando Magic and didn’t return to the game. The reigning Rookie of […]

Milwaukee Bucks marksman Khris Middleton has shown enough of a shooting acumen to merit him morphing into a volume shooter, so he did. Following his first 20-point scoring season, new coach Mike Budenholzer, having fully adapted to Middleton as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s partner in crime, put the plan in motion. “Find more ways​ to​ get 3-pointers […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo got a piece of history in their Friday night win over the Indiana Pacers. The so-called Greek Freak already had 25 points, 15 rebounds, and five assists midway through the final quarter of the game, and in doing so, he became only the second player in league history to achieve […]

The rise of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been downright astronomical. While most would claim that they had known early on that this kid was going to be special, very few could honestly say that they were certain that the 23-year-old was going to be this good, this soon. However, a Warriors player apparently […]

Many have long wondered how high Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo’s ceiling would be if he ever added a consistent three-point shot into his game. We might just get a sneak peak of that this season. Frank Madden of Brew Hoop pointed out on Twitter how Antetokounmpo seems to have a new-found love with the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards are reorganizing the roster in final preparations for the start of the season. Jodie Meeks and Tim Frazier are the latest players to move. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Wizards are trading Jodie Meeks, cash, and a second-round pick to the Bucks. The Bucks plan to waive […]

With the 2018-19 NBA season set to commence in a couple of days, teams around the league are rounding out their 15-man rosters for their respective campaigns. The Milwaukee Bucks have one roster spot left, and that spot has gone to center Christian Wood, per Mark Spears of ESPN. Center Christian Wood has made the […]

Armed with the gifts to put up points in a hurry and score through an array of different ways, shooting guards are an essential element to any fantasy basketball team. Yet with so many personalities playing under this position, choosing one that fits your dynamic can be quite challenging. To help you prepare for this […]

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe is fond of the Milwaukee Bucks’ increasing their emphasis on the long-ball. According to Bledsoe, “sometimes our offense is our best defense. When you make threes like that it’s draining…last season when we played teams that shot the three ball well it drained us all game.” “Sometimes our offense […]

On Friday night, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo learned a thing or two about taking the good and the bad in the NBA. Late in the second quarter of the Bucks’ preseason matchup with the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, Antetokounmpo raced down the floor with the ball and made Timberwolves big man Gorgui Dieng look like […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have waived scoring forward Shabazz Muhammad, the team announced Thursday. Muhammad, a lottery pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, played 11 games for the Bucks last season and signed a non-guaranteed deal this summer. The Milwaukee Bucks have waived wing Shabazz Muhammad. Muhammad was on a fully non-guaranteed Summer Contract. so no […]

As the Milwaukee Bucks prepare to open their 2018-19 NBA season on Wednesday, October 17 against the Charlotte Hornets, there is some major news for the franchise. Fans have been slowing warming up to the Bucks and their ticket sales have shown that. According to a report from Darren Rovell of ESPN, the Bucks have […]

Robin Lopez and Brook Lopez have a history of publicly clowning each other. This time, Robin is offering up a backhanded compliment to describe Brook’s posterizing dunk over Jabari Parker. Robin told K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: “I think it was just so surprising for everybody that Brook would make such an athletic play.” […]

The game that was supposed to mark Jabari Parker’s triumphant return against his former team, turned into quite the embarrassing preseason defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks. Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg showed deep concern for his team’s porous defense and lack of concentration, calling three time-outs during a three-and-a-half-minute span that was full of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ new kid on the block in Brook Lopez just posterized former Bucks player and now-Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker. It was a harsh way to welcome back the 23-year-old Parker to Milwaukee. With Giannis Antetokounmpo stuck in the lane, the Greek Freak picked up his dribble and faked a shot before passing […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have not had any substantive talks with the Minnesota Timberwolves regarding a Jimmy Butler trade, according to Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Butler has requested a trade from the Timberwolves and is not with the team right now. The Bucks have reportedly put no players on the table and there is […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Swiss army knife, and NBA GM’s are taking note of his value. Last year, the NBA GM survey shocked the world when 29 percent of the voters selected Karl-Anthony Towns as the league’s best building block. This year, Towns didn’t even crack the top six. Antetokounmpo surged to […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is happy his friend and former teammate Jabari Parker got paid this summer. Parker signed a two-year, $40 million deal with the Chicago Bulls in July. The second year of the contract is a team-option, essentially giving Parker a one-year tryout with Chicago to prove he can stay healthy and be […]

Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker won’t have to wait long to make his return to Milwaukee after spending four seasons with the franchise before being virtually relinquished by the Bucks. The hometown kid will get his first taste of being on the road with his new team on Wednesday, going back to the city he […]

The Jimmy Butler saga continues for the Minnesota Timberwolves and their fans. Butler has made it clear he wants to be traded, and the Timberwolves are exploring their options. Where he might be traded to is still up for debate. However, one of the latest reports indicates the Timberwolves offered Butler to the Milwaukee Bucks […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo took to his Instagram account to write a heart-warming letter to honor his late father, Charles Antetokounmpo: “It’s been a year daddy, so many things have happened since the day you left for a better place and I know you been watching down on us with a smile just like […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will head into a wide-open Eastern Conference, but they won’t make the same mistake they made in previous seasons, trying to predict their fortune. Sharpshooter Khris Middleton didn’t shy away from bringing it up to the media’s attention when asked of this roster’s potential. “We were saying 50 wins, 60 wins, whatever,’’ […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a four-year, $100 million extension with the franchise in 2016, and can’t enter the open market until 2021 when he becomes an unrestricted free agent. When he does become a free agent, one former NBA general manager strongly believes The Greek Freak will leave Milwaukee for a big-market team. “It’s […]

There was once a time that height was might in the NBA, with franchises needing a talented big man to anchor a successful run in the league. Nowadays, the thought seems like ancient history with the modern space and pace game of the NBA. As the game leans toward being more positionless and guard-centric, the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready to take control of the Eastern Conference this season. The Milwaukee Bucks’ budding superstar took the next step towards an MVP last season and many are pegging the Greek Freak to win the league’s top individual honor this season. “I’m an MVP of life, but at the end of the day, […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks fell short of their ultimate goal last year. The Boston Celtics got in their way. The Bucks fell to the Boston Celtics, but the Milwaukee star still felt like the Bucks were the better team. "I'm an MVP of life. I've done something to help my family…"@Giannis_An34 on the Playoffs, […]

With training camp tipping off on Tuesday, September 25, the Milwaukee Bucks made three signings to complete their 20-man training camp roster. Shabazz Muhammad, Tim Frazier, and Christian Wood were all added to compete for final roster spots. Shabazz Muhammad returns after being signed by the Bucks on March 4th of last season. Muhammad appeared […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been working diligently this offseason to improve his 3-point shot, and The Greek Freak says he’s going to shoot more shots from beyond the arc this season. Last season, Antetokounmpo led the NBA in points in the paint per game, scoring 15.7. His long strides and freakish athleticism allow him to […]

Ben Bentil, the 23-year-old Ghanaian born player is joining the Milwaukee Bucks for training camp, at the very least. A source tells Chris Grenham of SB Nation: “Former Providence forward and Celtics draft pick Ben Bentil has received a training camp invite from the Milwaukee Bucks. Bentil spent last season in France and Spain.” Bentil […]