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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has some jokes for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo about being a goalie. The Greek Freak was scrolling his “For you” Twitter feed when he saw Karim Benzema snag a three-year, $643 million contract to play for Al-Ittihad. And after seeing Cristiano Ronaldo grab a contract of his own with […]

Like most children growing up in Europe, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was an avid football fan in Greece and saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic showcase his brilliance for years on the pitch. At 41 years old though, the AC Milan striker finally announced his retirement on Sunday, which truly marks the end of an era. Following […]

The Milwaukee Bucks were the best team in the NBA throughout the 2022-23 regular season, but the reputation of being the best team in the league stopped there, as the Bucks faltered in their first-round playoff series against the eighth-seeded Miami Heat in five hotly-contested games. The front office decided to fire head coach Mike […]

The Milwaukee Bucks continue to shore up their think tank following the early exit from the playoffs by Giannis Antetokounmpo and company, with the team reportedly on the verge of officially adding former Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts to their coaching staff, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Terry Stotts is finalizing a deal […]

Brook Lopez did not have a good 2021-22 season. He suffered a back injury that kept him out for all but 13 games of the regular season. But in the playoffs, Lopez turned up for the Milwaukee Bucks, starting all 12 of their postseason games, showing glimpses of returning to form even though he was […]

Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown laid an egg in the team’s biggest game of the season. He scored 19 points on 8-for-23 shooting from the field and committed a whopping eight turnovers in Boston’s Game 7 loss to Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on Monday night. The Celtics came all the way back from […]

Nick Nurse was on the running to become the head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks or Phoenix Suns as well, but he ultimately chose to take the job with the Philadelphia 76ers. And for good reason. Apparently, Nurse couldn’t refuse the opportunity to coach the reigning MVP in Joel Embiid, despite the fact that he […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made headlines on Saturday after reports surfaced that the front office had decided to hire Adrian Griffin as their new head coach. Unfortunately for the Bucks, a three-year-old shocking controversy resurfaced as soon as he landed the high-profile job in Milwaukee. Three years ago, Griffin was involved in a nasty legal battle […]

Whether fans like it or not, superstar players having a say in a franchise’s decision-making process is a just part of doing business in the NBA. Giannis Antetokounmpo exercised that privilege in the Milwaukee Bucks’ head coaching search when he endorsed Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin for the job, according to The Athletic staff. The […]

Saturday proved to be a special day for Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin, who is finally getting his crack as an NBA head coach. The Milwaukee Bucks are set to hire Griffin as the replacement for Mike Budenholzer and shortly after the news came out, Fred VanVleet couldn’t help but be happy for his now-former […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly finalizing a deal with Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin to be their next head coach, per Adrian Wojnarowski. Although nothing is official as of this juncture, Griffin is on track to be the next head coach of the Bucks. Wojnarowski later shared another update on the developing situation. “The Bucks […]

Bruce Brown has made quite a name for himself this past season with the Denver Nuggets. From being surrounded by all the uncertainty of NBA free agency last summer, the 26-year-old is now on the brink of his first career championship after helping the Nuggets reach the NBA Finals this season. What a difference a year […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are giving former Golden State Warriors guard Nico Mannion a second chance at an NBA career, inviting him to play for their Summer League team this offseason, per Donatas Urbonas of Basketnews. The former University of Arizona standout left the league in 2021 in order to get more playing time and polish […]

It’s no secret that Jrue Holiday is no spring chicken. The Milwaukee Bucks star just completed his 14th season in the NBA, and he’s going to be 33 next month. Nevertheless, there’s also no denying that the two-time All-Star also remains to be one of the top two-way guards in the league right now. In […]

Currently up 3-1 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat find themselves once again on the verge of eliminating one of the top two seeds in the association during these 2023 NBA Playoffs. Of course, their first victim proved to be the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks during […]

The dust has already settled on the Milwaukee Bucks‘ decision to fire Mike Budenholzer. The team is now in the midst of a full-blown search for their next head coach and unsurprisingly, team cornerstone superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to play a key role in this impending decision. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, there […]

Mike Budenholzer won the 2018-19 Coach of the Year award with the Milwaukee Bucks and recently led the organization to a title in 2021, their first championship in 50 years. After having the best record in the NBA during the regular season and losing in the first-round of the playoffs, the Bucks decided to move […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton hasn’t had the best luck over the past year, suffering two major injuries that led to him being limited to 33 regular season games in 2022-23. However, despite his recent injury having a potential impact on his market value ahead of free agency, Middleton is rumored to be leaning towards […]

Team executives, scouts, coaches, general managers and others from around the NBA made their yearly expedition to Chicago this past week to not only attend the NBA Draft Combine, but to see who would be awarded the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. This year’s NBA Draft Lottery was the most anticipated draft […]

Doc Rivers’ NBA journey is currently on hold after the Philadelphia 76ers decided to let him go following a second-round exit in the 2023 NBA Playoffs at the hands of the Boston Celtics. While there is no assurance that Doc Rivers will be back roaming the sidelines in the 2023-24 NBA season for a new […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ season ended in disappointing fashion. Despite finishing the regular season with the best record in basketball at 58-24 and having arguably the best player in the world in Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks lost to Jimmy Butler and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat in five games in the first round of the playoffs. Bad […]

It has now been over three weeks since Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks saw their season come to a bitter end following a heartbreaking NBA Playoffs first-round exit at the hands of the Miami Heat. Nevertheless, the wound remains fresh for Bucks fans everywhere as they continue to struggle to accept how utterly disappointing […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are in the midst of an exhaustive search for the team’s next head coach. This is after the organization recently decided to part ways with two-time NBA Coach of the Year winner Mike Budenholzer following Milwaukee’s embarrassing NBA Playoffs first-round exit at the hands of the Miami Heat. There […]

The Milwaukee Bucks 2022-23 season ended  in very disappointing fashion. After finishing the regular season with the best record in the NBA, the Bucks lost to Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in five games in the first round of the postseason. The Bucks’ first-round exit convinced their front office that they needed to make […]

Although he wore out his welcome with the new Phoenix Suns regime, Monty Williams remains a highly coveted NBA head coaching candidate. While future employment should be of little concern to the 2022 Coach of the Year, it appears his choices could be very different in terms of the teams’ current trajectories. The championship-or-bust Milwaukee […]

The Milwaukee Bucks squared off against the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals with the Bucks taking the series and winning their first championship since 1971. Flash-forward two years and both Mike Budenholzer and Monty Williams, who coached against one another in this championship series, are free agents and looking for new head coaching […]

Mama, there goes that man again—the Milwaukee Bucks are interviewing former Warriors coach and current ESPN commentator Mark Jackson to be their new head coach to replace the recently fired Mike Budenholzer. A former NBA point guard, Jackson coached the Warriors from 2011-2014, going 121-109 and making the playoffs in his last two seasons, a […]

The Golden State Warriors waited until after they were eliminated from the 2023 NBA Playoffs to admit it, but they have a conundrum. Following Jordan Poole‘s breakout season in 2021-22, he was essentially labeled as Klay Thompon’s future replacement. One-half of the Splash Brothers, injuries have clearly sapped Thompson of his once famed athleticism, leading […]

For all of the Golden State Warriors‘ accomplishments over the past decade, their ability to build their team organically was among the main reasons that people spoke so highly of them. At their genesis they were buoyed by veteran big men in David Lee and Andrew Bogut, who spent the first few seasons of their […]

The season might be over for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, but the grind continues for the former back-to-back league MVP. On Friday, Giannis shared a clip of himself in what appears to be a video shoot for a Google commercial. In it, the seven-time All-Star is seen soaking in an ice bath. For […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are currently in a much earlier offseason than expected following an abrupt playoff exit. In order to make up for the extra time on his hands, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo officially submitted his name into the ring to be the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. .@packers, got room for a new […]

Former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer was let to by the team in the aftermath of the franchise’s first-round loss to the Miami Heat — and they’re reportedly already looking into head coaches who are currently employed by other NBA teams, including Monty Williams and Tyronn Lue. The 2023-24 season marks the final campaign […]

Jrue Holiday and the Milwaukee Bucks fell short of their ultimate goal this season: winning a championship. The Bucks finished the regular season with the best record in the league at 58-24, but their playoff run was short-lived. They lost to Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in five games in the first round of […]

Raptors assistant coach Adrian Griffin could be in store for a busy few days as the Milwaukee Bucks are set to interview him. According to ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the 2021 champions have received permission to interview him for the vacant coaching role after the franchise parted ways with Mike Budenholzer earlier this month. Wojnarowski […]

After losing in five humiliating games to the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs, the Bucks need a revamp. Everything about them is stale—their offense has grown predictable, their defense exploitable. With coach Mike Budenholzer kicked to the curb, now is the chance for the Bucks to reinvent and reimagine who they […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo could legitimately go down as the best African and European player ever after being named a first-team All-NBA selection for the fifth time, per HoopsHype. The only international player with more first-team All-NBA selections is Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon, who was born in Lagos. Ironically, though Antetokounmpo […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo doubled down on his now-viral take about failure, this time even channeling Kobe Bryant who had a similar statement before. To recall after the Bucks were eliminated by the Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, Antetokounmpo was asked if he would consider the season a failure. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are currently searching for their next head coach after moving on from Mike Budenholzer. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Milwaukee is considering Kenny Atkinson of the Golden State Warriors for the job. “ESPN Sources: Milwaukee was granted permission to interview Golden State associate HC Kenny Atkinson. Some of other candidates expected to […]

What a year it was for Bobby Portis. The Milwaukee Bucks veteran is coming off one of the best seasons not only during his stint in Milwaukee but, arguably, throughout his entire NBA career. Nevertheless, not even Portis’ strong play was enough to help the Bucks overcome the No. 8 seed Miami Heat in the […]