Milwaukee Bucks Articles - Page 31

The Dallas Mavericks will battle the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night at the American Airlines Center. Dallas received a plethora of injury updates Friday during practice. Luka Doncic has been removed from the injury report, while Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively II are both listed as questionable for Saturday’s game. Derrick Jones Jr. and Maxi […]

On Wednesday night, Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks took on the Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard’s first game back in Portland since the trade was exciting, despite Milwaukee being upset in a 119-116 loss. Blazer fans showed love to Lillard by giving him a standing ovation and now the star point guard shares his reaction. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been under the microscope in recent weeks as a result of making the first head coaching switch of the season. After replacing first-year head coach Adrian Griffin after 43 games with long-time coach Doc Rivers, the Bucks made it clear that their only focus was to win a championship right now. […]

Doc Rivers’ tenure as the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks has not gone as planned as they have gone winless since he took over. They even lost to Damian Lillard’s former team the Portland Trail Blazers. Though Milwaukee still sits at No. 2 in the Eastern Conference standings with a 32-16 record, the […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard spent the first eleven years of his NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers, where he departed this past September as the franchise’s leader in scoring, three-pointers made, and free throws made. Whether he’s the best, second-best, or third-best Portland Trail Blazer of all-time is up for debate, but it’s […]

The Milwaukee Bucks shocked the entire NBA world when they decided to change head coaches in the middle of the season, firing Adrian Griffin, who had steered the Bucks to a 30-11 start, and replacing him with the polarizing Doc Rivers. One of the reasons behind this seismic decision is that the Bucks wanted a […]

It was not quite a Dame Time kind of night for Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, as they got upset by the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center, 119-116. Of course, the talk of the town after the game centered around Lillard, who did not get quite the result he wanted in […]

Damian Lillard’s return to his old stomping grounds was bittersweet, as the Milwaukee Bucks lost a road game to the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night, 119-116. After the final buzzer sounded, Blazers big man Deandre Ayton, perhaps best summed up the beautiful evening his team just had at the expense of the Bucks. “That’s what […]

To many NBA fans, it’s still unreal to see Damian Lillard playing for the Milwaukee Bucks. He played for the Portland Trail Blazers for so long that people thought he would play out his entire career in the NBA with that team. But he’s in Milwaukee now, chasing the one ultimate goal of every player […]

Not seeing Damian Lillard suit up in a Portland Trail Blazers jersey still seems weird to some fans of the league. He has been with the squad since he was a rookie and formed a lethal duo there alongside CJ McCollum. Now, he has a new partner in Giannis Antetokounmpo in the Milwaukee Bucks system. […]

Before the season started, the Portland Trail Blazers did the unthinkable in that they finally traded franchise cornerstone Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. Lillard had become almost synonymous with the Blazers franchise but it was clear that his time with the team had run its course. Now as a member of the Bucks, Lillard […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are trying to climb the Western Conference standings before the All-Star break. However, Jason Kidd’s squad needs all of their players for that to happen. One player that needs to come back is Dereck Lively II. He will not play against the Minnesota Timberwolves but their coach remains optimistic […]

Portland Trail Blazers legend and current Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard makes his return to Portland on Wednesday night in a game that will likely be emotional for both Lillard and Blazers fans. Lillard has been open about the difficult decision to request a trade from the Blazers last summer and the fact that it […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are a week removed from firing head coach Adrian Griffin and one game into Doc Rivers’ tenure with the team, while plenty of names in the NBA community continue to voice their opinions on the situation. That includes Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, who commented on Milwaukee’s new coach on Wednesday. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to close in on the top spot in the Eastern Conference which is held by the Boston Celtics when they head out west to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers in this Wednesday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Bucks-Trail […]

trade Royce O’Neale is reportedly on the trade block for the Brooklyn Nets and a number of contenders are reportedly interested in acquiring the veteran forward ahead of the 2024 NBA trade deadline. According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns are among the two teams looking to trade for the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks don’t have avenues at their disposal to improve their roster. After re-signing Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton and then trading for Damian Lillard, the Bucks shot themselves into the second apron. This drastically limits their ability to make trades, including not being able to take on any money in a trade, and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are set to play the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night in Portland. For Damian Lillard, it will surely be an emotional game after he spent the first 11 seasons of his career with the Blazers. The Bucks superstar spoke about his impending return to Portland with Aaron Fentress of OregonLive/The Oregonian: […]

Could Damian Lillard return to the Portland Trail Blazers? Although Lillard is currently looking to help the Milwaukee Bucks make a run to the NBA Finals, the star guard did not rule out a reunion with his old team during a recent interview, via Aaron Fentress of oregonlive.com. “I see there being a time where […]

The Milwaukee Bucks recently fired first-time coach Adrian Griffin and tapped on veteran coach Doc Rivers as his replacement to man the sidelines for this Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard-led team. The coaching swap likely signals the Bucks are gearing up for changes ahead of the second half of the season. As constructed, this Milwaukee […]

Wednesday night is the night that Portland Trail Blazers fans have been waiting for, as franchise legend Damian Lillard makes his return to Portland for the first time as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. After the Blazers’ dominating win against the 76ers on Monday night, Chauncey Billups talked about what it was going to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks came into their game against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night ranked 24th in points per game allowed and 19th in defensive rating. All season long, and really, ever since the Bucks acquired Damian Lillard leading up to the season, the concern has been that the Bucks defense wouldn’t be able to […]

The Denver Nuggets got a 113-107 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, and after the win, Nikola Jokic spoke about why he thinks Giannis Antetokounmpo is such a great player. “I think he’s a great competitor,” Nikola Jokic said, via Ryan Blackburn of ESPN. “He wants to win every game. He’s playing with such […]

On Monday, Doc Rivers made his coaching debut for the Milwaukee Bucks in a tough baptism of fire against the Denver Nuggets. It didn’t go as he would have liked, however, with the reigning champions carving out a 113-107 victory. Behind Nikola Jokic’s triple-double and Jamal Murray’s scoring outburst, Denver held off a late Bucks […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone knows that the seat of an NBA head coach is never absolutely cool. Malone reminded everyone in the room about that prior to Monday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, while also offering his thoughts on the recent firing of Adrian Griffin from his job as Milwaukee Bucks head […]

It was not long ago that the Los Angeles Clippers were hovering near the bottom half of the Western Conference standings and the New York Knicks were dangerously close to a .500 record. As the halfway point of the 2023-24 season passes and teams begin to figure out who they are, constant shifts in the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks travel to the Mile High City to take on the Denver Nuggets Monday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Bucks-Nuggets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Bucks are 32-14, and they have won four of […]

Back in October 2023, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired All-Star guard Damian Lillard in a blockbuster three-team trade involving the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers. Fast forward to January 2024, and the dynamic duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are breaking their silence on the recent hiring of seasoned coach Doc Rivers. Doc […]

As I write this, it’s 8:17 AM. I’m sipping on an iced coffee, still wiping away my morning eye crusties, and I’m contemplating which flavor of PopTart I want for breakfast. I was leaning toward Chocolate Fudge — my sweet tooth craves chocolate at all times — but then something happened… I started thinking about […]

The Milwaukee Bucks officially introduced Doc Rivers as their new head coach on Saturday. Speaking with reporters alongside general manager Jon Horst, the longtime NBA coach-turned-ESPN broadcaster began his introductory press conference by expressing how much it means to him to be back in Milwaukee, where he played college ball at Marquette. “I love Milwaukee. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been alternating wins and losses over their last few games as they come into this back-to-back when they head out on the road in the first game of their road trip to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in this Saturday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series […]

With the Milwaukee Bucks’ coaching situation in flux, it was nice for the Cleveland Cavaliers to prepare for Joe Prunty’s tactics instead of Doc Rivers’. Jokes aside, early into this game, the Cavs treated this like a baseball-style series where they faced the Bucks in Milwaukee for the second time in three days. Head coach […]

The Doc Rivers era in Milwaukee is set to begin soon. After firing Adrian Griffin and hiring the one-time champion coach, the Milwaukee Bucks are now scheduled to debut their new man at the helm in the upcoming week. According to a report, Rivers is expected to make his Bucks coaching debut on Monday when […]

Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Bucks sent shockwaves throughout the NBA landscape when it was announced that they would be firing head coach Adrian Griffin after just a few months with the organization. The Bucks initially hired Griffin back in June of 2023, months before the team ultimately traded for star point guard Damian Lillard, […]

Next to Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard is one of the greatest long-range shooters in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks star is consistently among the league leaders in three-pointers made, something that has remained unchanged this season despite going through some growing pains with a new organization. Lillard, who was recently named an All-Star starter for […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made headlines after firing head coach Arian Griffin while the team had a 30-13 record and second place in the Eastern Conference. They are now turning to veteran head coach Doc Rivers to take over the team and possibly provide them success with the experience he has in the NBA. However, the […]

Doc Rivers was just recently appointed as the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks earlier this week after the team dismissed first-year coach Adrian Griffin despite posting a 30-13 record. Already, Rivers is filling out his coaching staff with well-known and experienced names. Dave Joerger and Rex Kalamian are set to join Rivers’ staff […]

On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks sent shockwaves through the NBA landscape when it was announced that they would be firing head coach Adrian Griffin after just a few months with the organization. While the Bucks hadn’t necessarily been juggernauts with Griffin at the helm, they still had the second best record in the entire NBA […]

The NBA All-Star starters have been announced. There have been a lot of solid picks in the Eastern Conference but one snub continues to raise eyebrows. Jalen Brunson has been leading the New York Knicks to a fairly decent record.  His absence prompted fans to blast the decision about the leader in Julius Randle’s squad. […]