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The rumor mill has been swirling around Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo so far this season, especially considering the team’s putrid start to the campaign. Milwaukee currently sits at 9-13 ahead of Wednesday night’s matchup against the Detroit Pistons, and Antetokounmpo recently scrubbed much of the contest from his social media presence, further sounding the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks dropped yet another frustrating game on Monday night, losing 129-126 to a rebuilding Washington Wizards squad, and head coach Doc Rivers did not hold back afterward. But instead of a new explanation, fans heard something they’ve now grown used to: the same warning repeated. “They had 18 more shots than us,” Rivers […]

The Milwaukee Bucks continued their losing ways on Monday night with a 129-126 road loss to the lowly Washington Wizards. The Bucks now sit at 9-13 on the season, and have not gotten much better even after Giannis Antetokounmpo recently returned from injury. On Tuesday, the Bucks’ fanbase was sent into a panic when GiannisMuse […]

The Milwaukee Bucks just snapped a seven-game losing skid last Saturday, when they demolished the Brooklyn Nets in a 116-99 victory at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. In the same game, two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo became the newest member of the league’s 21,000 points club, as he scored 29 points to lead the […]

Most NBA fans would say that Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be a Hall of Famer when all is said and done, but in case there was any doubt, the 30-year-old has already laid out a path for how his scoring could elevate his overall legacy. Giannis posted 29 points in the Bucks’ 116-99 […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been on the struggle bus of late, having lost seven games in a row before finally getting back in the win column on Saturday night with a victory over the lowly Brooklyn Nets. Giannis Antetokounmpo is back after a brief injury absence, and the hope is that Milwaukee will be able […]

Thanasis Antetokounmpo made his brother and superstar Giannis proud with a big dunk highlight in the Milwaukee Bucks’ matchup against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Thanasis is going through his seventh year of playing in the NBA, his sixth with the Bucks. He has been teammates with his brother Giannis since 2019, being a […]

Myles Turner and the Milwaukee Bucks entered Saturday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee eager to snap a seven-game losing skid. The Nets appeared to be just the right team for Milwaukee to score a win on and boost its morale, as Brooklyn had won just three games going into […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without starting point guard Egor Demin during Saturday’s road matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks. Following Friday’s 115-103 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Nets ruled Demin out for their back-to-back due to left plantar fascia tear injury management. Demin missed most of the Nets’ preseason due to his plantar fascia […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without leading scorer Michael Porter Jr. again during Saturday’s road matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks. Porter Jr. was a surprise scratch for Friday’s 115-103 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers due to lower back tightness. Brooklyn head coach Jordi Fernandez revealed pregame Friday that Porter Jr. experienced back tightness during Monday’s […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have now lost seven consecutive games after falling 118-109 to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday. The loss eliminated Milwaukee from the NBA Cup, the first time in the three-year history of the in-season tournament that Milwaukee, last year’s champions, failed to reach the quarterfinals. New York won […]

The Milwaukee Bucks enter tonight’s NBA Cup matchup against the New York Knicks desperately needing momentum, and preferably their superstar back on the floor. Milwaukee, now 8-11 and riding a six-game losing streak, has struggled without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has missed four straight games with a left adductor strain. As the defending NBA Cup champions, […]

After Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles, the Boston Celtics decided to use this year as a time to get their finances in check. They still plan on contending long-term, but ahead of this gap year, the team traded away some of their more expensive players. Kristaps Porzingis was dealt, as was Jrue Holiday. The latter […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are quickly approaching a crossroads. Sitting at 8-11 and currently riding a six-game losing streak, the foundation feels shakier than expected for a team that entered the season believing it could contend. While injuries, particularly to Giannis Antetokounmpo, have played a major role in their struggles, the issues run deeper than missing […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers knew the second Myles Turner’s game-tying 3 clanged off the rim, the timeout questions were coming. The Miami Heat closed out a 106-103 win on Wednesday, their sixth straight, after Tyler Herro torched Milwaukee for 29 points and seven assists, and Bam Adebayo added 17 points and 11 rebounds. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks got off to a better start than most expected. Myles Turner was the team’s big offseason addition, and Ryan Rollins, A.J. Green, and Gary Trent Jr. have been breakout performers. Rollins, in particular, has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the NBA season. Ultimately, though, most of Milwaukee’s success could […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will be facing the Miami Heat in the NBA Cup group stage play, and they may be able to get their star player back. Giannis Antetokounmpo has been out for the last three games for the Bucks as he’s been dealing with an adductor strain, and they’re currently on a five-game losing […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are on a five-game losing streak, and one of the main reasons is that they’ve been without Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he’s sidelined due to injury. It’s not certain when he’ll return, but it may need to be sooner rather than later, as the Bucks can continue to slide in the standings. That […]

The Milwaukee Bucks had been treading water early on in the 2025-26 NBA season. Through 15 games, the Bucks were 8-7 and right in the thick of the Eastern Conference standings. But in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers last Monday, superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered an adductor strain. It was believed the Bucks’ best player […]

This past offseason, the Milwaukee Bucks overhauled their roster, choosing to pivot in the aftermath of Damian Lillard’s disastrous Achilles tear. Always on a timer especially with Giannis Antetokounmpo set to enter free agency in 2027, the Bucks decided to move on from Lillard, waiving and stretching the hundreds of millions left on his contract, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are hosting the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. However, the Bucks are dealing with some injury trouble. Kyle Kuzma is among the players listed on the injury report, so is he playing tonight vs. the Pistons? Kuzma has dealt with injury trouble at times this season. He is currently dealing with an […]

It was a heartbreaking ending for the Milwaukee Bucks, who were unable to contain Tyrese Maxey, losing 123-114 in overtime. Now, coach Doc Rivers expressed two big regrets he had after the team’s overtime collapse, according to Bucks’ beat writer Eric Nehm “We played hard overall, but our execution at times tonight – and I get it, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks (8-8) dropped their third consecutive game, falling in overtime versus the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, 123-114. The team’s recent shortcomings continued amid Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence, but so did the rise of Ryan Rollins. The breakout guard was sensational in defeat, treating the Fiserv Forum to a rousing performance. Apparently, he thought his night […]

The Milwaukee Bucks suffered their third straight defeat after losing steam against the Philadelphia 76ers in overtime, 123-114, at Fiserv Forum on Thursday. The Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is sidelined for around two weeks due to an adductor strain he sustained on Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. With Antetokounmpo out, Myles Turner, Bobby […]

Tyrese Maxey delivered a heater the Philadelphia 76ers needed, dropping a career-high 54 points to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 123-114 in overtime Thursday night and hand the Sixers a signature road win.  Maxey scored from everywhere. He played 47 minutes, shot 18-of-30 from the floor, hit six 3-pointers, and made 12 of 14 free throws, […]

The Charlotte Hornets won 67 games combined in the three previous seasons and have not made the NBA playoffs since 2016. Fans were cautiously optimistic that their team would experience clear growth this year, but a 4-11 start to the campaign is causing them to wonder if this franchise will ever attain respectable status. If […]

The Milwaukee Bucks entered the season knowing everything revolved around Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the latest injury scare made the picture sharper than ever. One number defines it: the Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks on/off differential sits at a staggering plus-21.1. The Bucks injury concerns were already loud. Now they echo across every possession he misses. That stat […]

As Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo exited Monday’s matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a groin injury, there was some nervousness about the severity of the issue. While there were concerns regarding the Bucks and Antetokounmpo, Shams Charania of ESPN has the timeline for the star. Charania reports that Antetokounmpo is suffering from a “low-grade […]

ESPN analyst Austin Rivers walked into the Cleveland Cavaliers arena expecting a routine night on the broadcast. He didn’t get one. The Milwaukee Bucks were warming up, Doc Rivers was locked into prep, and Austin simply planned to do his job. But once he approached his dad for the pregame interview, the entire tone shifted. […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out of the second half of the game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena on Monday after suffering a groin injury. Antetokounmpo left the game with a little over three minutes remaining in the second quarter. He went straight to the locker room and was later […]

Fans of the Milwaukee Bucks are holding their breath after Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a left groin injury in the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday at Rocket Arena. According to ClutchPoints’ Spencer Davies, Antetokounmpo will not return in the second half, dealing the Bucks a massive blow. He grimaced in pain as he […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will look to bounce back from Saturday’s loss in a blowout to the Los Angeles Lakers when they face the Cleveland Cavs on Monday. Dealing with a lingering left knee injury, Antetokounmpo is listed as probable on the Bucks’ injury report. Giannis finished with 32 points on 9-of-15 shooting, […]

Basketball is a star-driven sport. A lot of the best players in the NBA have been doing their thing for quite some time now. LeBron James, for example, has been in the NBA for a record 23 seasons. Despite the presence of proven stars, talent emerges out of nowhere every season. During the early part […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers voiced clear frustration with officiating after a controversial sequence involving Luka Doncic in a lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Rivers questioned why defenders are not given more room to contest shots after Doncic drew contact on a play the Bucks believed should have been ruled an offensive […]

Scoring your first basket in the NBA is a monumental occasion for rookies. It’s a lasting memory for a young player that makes it “official” that they’re in the league. During the Los Angeles Lakers’ blowout win over the Milwaukee Bucks, rookie forward Adou Thiero scored his first NBA basket by making two free throws. […]

Lakers coach JJ Redick made a pointed pregame gesture ahead of Los Angeles’ meeting with the Milwaukee Bucks: he showed up wearing a customized Deandre Ayton T-shirt that blends Ayton’s face with a lion’s. Dan Woike of The Athletic shared Redick’s line: “We want him to be the lion.”  It was the kind of public […]

The Milwaukee Bucks (8-5) have enjoyed a much better start to the season than they did in 2024, and they have a remarkably dominant version of Giannis Antetokounmpo to thank for it. The future first-ballot Hall of Famer is obviously capable of decimating opponents on any given night, but he is truly in rare form […]

The Milwaukee Bucks did not enter the 2025-26 season with much fanfare surrounding them. After all, they reeked of desperation with the way they waived and stretched Damian Lillard’s contract just to bring Myles Turner — a good, but not game-changing player — aboard. But Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to play at an MVP level, and […]

MILWAUKEE – Las Vegas – home of the NBA Cup tournament – was the theme again inside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on November 14, as the Bucks hosted the Charlotte Hornets for a second NBA Cup group play game. And Lady Luck ended up favoring the home team on the night, as the Bucks outlasted […]