Milwaukee Bucks Articles - Page 93

It’s crazy to think just how close the Milwaukee Bucks were to getting eliminated by the Brooklyn Nets in the second round of the playoffs. If Kevin Durant’s foot was just a little further back on his jumper at the end of regulation in Game 7, the Nets win and the Bucks are likely looking […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions and they have Giannis Antetokounmpo to thank after he dropped 50 on the Phoenix Suns in Game 6. It was a tremendous showing for the Greek Freak and while the festivities probably continued late into the night, Giannis woke up and was feeling like … Chick fil-A. The Bucks […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are finally NBA champions. It was a tremendous season for the squad and the Greek Freak made sure to point out that he did things the hard way. Stick with the same team, grow, develop. Don’t join a superteam. "I could go to a super team … but this […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has most likely silenced all his doubters for good. The Milwaukee Bucks franchise player ascended to legendary status after an equally legendary performance to win Game 6 of the NBA Finals and take home the Larry O’Brien Trophy. But it wasn’t too long ago that the chorus of critics was deafeningly loud against […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo added another reason why it’s okay to believe that he’s not human, with his performance in Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals, which keyed the Milwaukee Bucks clinching the franchise’s first championship in 50 years, Then again, he appeared like a feeble mortal just moments after he dropped 50 points on the […]

Following the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBA title clinching 105-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns, the Deer District was a flat out party. Over 60,000 crammed in out the Fiserv Forum to watch on the big screen as Milwaukee secured the championship. What happened after the Bucks’ win, was mass chaos at one point when shots rang […]

The dust has finally settled on what was one of the more exciting NBA Finals in recent memory. After the smoke cleared, the Milwaukee Bucks emerged as the champions of the 2020-21 NBA season. The coronation on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum would likely not have happened if not for an all-in trade that landed […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo was not going to let Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns extend the 2021 NBA Finals to a Game 7, and he made sure of that by dropping one of the best performances in NBA Playoffs history. Unfortunately for Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, he was not at Fiserv Forum to witness Giannis […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo often feels like he was pulled straight out of a superhero comic book. The Milwaukee Bucks forward has limbs like Mr. Fantastic and has a wacky enough name to part of the Marvel universe. The Greek Freak, The Alphabet, and even his actual name all feel like viable candidates for his hero moniker. […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams was devastated after losing the 2021 NBA Finals to the Milwaukee Bucks in six games. That didn’t stop him from visiting the Bucks’ locker room after Game 6 to congratulate his opponent. Williams is an absolute class act, as evidenced by this move: Monty Williams visits the Bucks locker […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is something of a modern-day Shaquille O’Neal given his ability to bully the hell out of opponents with ferocious forays to the bucket. So, naturally, Shaq had to give Giannis his flowers for doing just that en route to his first NBA title. Shaq took to Instagram after the Bucks […]

Following the 105-98 title clinching win for the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo and others made many media appearances as the celebrations began. The “Greek Freak” covered many topics and anything that was tossed his way he elaborated on. That included his career path so far, where he came from and how he got to this […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is officially a champion, fulfilling a promise he made via tweet to the Milwaukee Bucks and their fans all the way back in 2014 when he was still just a skinny youngster. After his rookie season, Giannis took to Twitter to make this promise. Nailed it: I'll never leave the team and the […]

Following the chaos of winning the NBA title, Giannis Antetokounmpo got to reflect on the season that was for the Milwaukee Bucks in getting all the way to the mountain top. Many doubted whether this Bucks team or any Milwaukee team could do it with the core that they had. They quickly silenced those questions […]

The Aaron Rodgers-Green Bay Packers standoff has yet to be resolved. But maybe the Milwaukee Bucks winning a title for the state of Wisconsin nudges the quarterback the right way? The Packers QB was one of the first to congratulate Giannis and the Bucks for taking home the championship trophy, laying praise not only on […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was on Cloud 9 after winning his first NBA title on Tuesday night. After winning the championship, the Bucks forward just had to hop on IG Live to celebrate with his brother, Thanasis. Heartwarming content incoming: Giannis and Thanasis on IG Live. ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/GrU2MsUQxG — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) July 21, […]

Following their triumphant NBA Finals win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo made the rounds with the media to answer questions amid the frenzied celebration. The Finals MVP was coming off a 50 point, series clinching performance which netted him not only the NBA title, but the Finals MVP […]

Zero eyebrows were raised before the season after Giannis Antetokounmpo was given a five-year contract extension worth a whopping $228 million. After a Game 6 victory in the NBA Finals, all Milwaukee Bucks fans are thrilled. It’s why, in a roundabout way, we’re here to discuss Bucks Championship gear. You know, Bucks shirts. Bucks NBA […]

Devin Booker just endured the worst loss of his basketball career at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks. Now the Phoenix Suns star could potentially have to endure spending an entire day confined with two of his recent foes. Devin Booker is one of three stars in the NBA Finals who are slated to play […]

At this point, Giannis Antetokounmpo can say anything he wants and it should be illegal to contradict him. Giannis finally fulfilled his mission to win an NBA title for the Milwaukee Bucks after they won four straight games over the Phoenix Suns. Not a few raised their eyebrows before the season after The Greek Freak […]

  The loyalty oozing out of Giannis Antetekounmpo has been one of his best defining traits. It’s made the Milwaukee Bucks’ amazing run towards the NBA championship that much sweeter. But could his loyalty be wavering a bit after winning his first ring? Check out Giannis Antetokounmpo make a 100% serious trade demand towards the […]

If there’s something strange in your neighborhood after losing in the NBA Finals, who you gonna call? LeBron James. Or at least according to NBA legend Magic Johnson. After the Phoenix Suns got axed by the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 on Tuesday, Magic made a bold suggestion for Chris Paul. He said if the […]

The worst case scenario came true for Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns. After being up 2-0 on the Milwaukee Bucks, two wins away from an NBA Championship, they succumbed to their rivals in heartbreaking fashion. At the center of it all is Chris Paul. While Devin Booker has his entire career ahead of him, […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry knows how difficult it is to win the closeout game of a championship series, which is why he’s in pure admiration of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak certainly saved his best for last, putting on a historic performance in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to […]

It’s difficult to be in Devin Booker’s shoes right now. The highly competitive guard of the Phoenix Suns just suffered his most painful loss after they bowed out of the NBA Finals in Game 6 on Tuesday. After winning the first two games convincingly, the Suns couldn’t stop the Milwaukee Bucks in the last four […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an NBA champion. The Milwaukee Bucks have climbed the mountaintop and have been crowned the best team in the world for the 2021-22 season. They did this all on the wide shoulders of their franchise player. The first player ever with 50 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in an NBA […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are the 2021 NBA Champions, and it’s all thanks to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s incredibly monster performance in Game 6 of the Finals. Giannis finished the game with 50 points and 14 rebounds, even scoring 20 in the third quarter to get the Bucks back in the contest after a horrible second quarter showing. […]

From a lanky, unknown kid from Greece, who used to sell fake watches on the street, Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an NBA champion. It doesn’t get more poetic than that. Giannis’ competitiveness is understated. It could be recalled that in 2017, he asked Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for a specific challenge. Kobe has […]

There are only two types of people in the world: Those who hate Jared Dudley and those who love Jared Dudley. The Los Angeles Lakers forward has been in the NBA for years now, finally taking home a championship last season. The Lakers have been out of contention since the first round after they got […]

Chris Paul has faced a handful of all-time NBA greats throughout his 16-year career. But the Phoenix Suns All-Star’s biggest rival might be an NBA referee: Scott Foster. The two had a rather testy moment in the heat of the action in Game 6, as the Suns guard was ready to go at Scott Foster […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo came into Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win, and Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum and the rest of the world clearly saw that. During the game, McCollum couldn’t help but express his admiration for the Bucks forward. He even called the Greek Freak a “monster” and a […]

Who said Brook Lopez was soft? The Milwaukee Bucks center made Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton question his existence after dunking over him in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Midway through the third quarter, Bucks guard Jrue Holiday drove baseline, attracting the help defense of Ayton. Lopez made the perfect cut to the […]

If there’s anyone who knows about greatness in the NBA Finals, it’s LeBron James. The man has been in 10 NBA Finals series and been in the thick of the action with everything on the line. But the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has been reduced to a mere spectator, just like us. And just like […]

Jrue Holiday had a stellar performance for the Milwaukee Bucks in their Game 5 win in the NBA Finals. So it was expected that he would churn in another hot start against the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 on Tuesday. Holiday is clearly one of the Bucks’ anchors and he needs to be special from […]

Even Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum is in awe of the strong support the Milwaukee Bucks got in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns. The Bucks expanded the capacity of Deer District–the area outside their home arena Fiserv Forum–to accommodate up to 65,000 fans in a watch party of the […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant isn’t shy about making his feelings known on social media. He regularly posts his thoughts on Twitter, even though some could ruffle a few feathers. With the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns battling in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday, Morant singled out Khris Middleton in one […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is the 2020 Defensive Player of the Year, and he made sure to remind Deandre Ayton just that in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Early in the second quarter of the crucial showdown, Antetokounmpo spiked the ball away after Ayton’s rather soft shot near the basket. While the Phoenix […]

Oscar Robertson was part of the 1971 team that won the Milwaukee Bucks’ first and lone championship in franchise history. Now, with the Cream City squad on the verge of adding another silverware, the legendary figure made sure to show his support to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. In an open letter on The Players’ Tribune, […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Jrue Holiday has been tasked to guard Devin Booker in their NBA Finals series against the Phoenix Suns, and he is embracing the challenge without hesitation. While Holiday admitted that it’s really tough to guard Booker given his ability to score the basketball in a multitude of ways, he is not one […]