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History and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo typically go hand-in-hand. In Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, Antetokoumpo had 35 points and 13 rebounds. As a result, he now has the eighth-most games with 35+ points and 10+ rebounds in league history. At 30-years-old, he’s continuing to dominate. For instance, Antetokounmpo leads the third NBA […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are navigating a tumultuous period, where change feels inevitable but acting too quickly could be risky. Patience might serve them well, especially with the possibility of a blockbuster trade on the horizon. The Warriors have had their eyes on Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo for some time and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks (22-17) continue their four-game homestand with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors (10-31) on Friday night. In the latest injury report, the Bucks listed Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton as probable. Antetokounmpo is managing right patella tendinopathy, while Middleton continues to address bilateral ankle injury issues. The Bucks enter the game on […]

The NBA has released the third results from the fan vote for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, which will be hosted by the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has led in the voting throughout the first two fan voting returns, is once again sitting at the top of the NBA with […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard almost never struggle to score. But Milwaukee Bucks’ coach Doc Rivers looks at a different stat from the two superstars that often separates the team’s wins and losses. “When (Giannis) and Dame are high in assists, I mean 20 between them, we’re so much better when that happens,” Rivers said […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been desperately searching for some sort of consistency; the Bucks have been playing .500 basketball ever since winning the 2024 NBA Cup, and this is not the level they want to play at considering their lofty championship ambitions. On Tuesday night, the Bucks played host to a surging team in the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will host the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday at Fiserv Forum. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Gary Trent Jr. and Ryan Rollins are on the team’s injury report. Middleton has been ruled out due to ankle injury management, while Antetokounmpo is probable with right patella tendinopathy. Trent Jr. and Rollins are both questionable. The […]

The NBA MVP discussion has been centered around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic in recent weeks. These have been arguably the two best players in the NBA this season, and they are each deserving of the MVP award. However, what about Victor Wembanyama and Cade Cunningham? These two young, emerging stars are the reasons for […]

As Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to break records, the team has struggled when facing top teams in the Eastern Conference. Despite some recent moves to find consistency as the Bucks moving Khris Middleton to the bench, they still have yet to knock off a top team in the East as Antetokounmpo was candid […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been on the struggle bus as of late, currently sitting at 13-25 following Friday evening’s road loss to the Denver Nuggets. The Nets recently made some major moves by trading Dennis Schroder to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for draft capital and then dealing Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to […]

The NBA has released the second results from the fan vote for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, which will be hosted by the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. After leading the league with the most votes the first go-around, Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to reign supreme over everyone else with 2.72 million votes. Nikola Jokic […]

Victor Wembanyama is impressing both on and off the court, enthralling San Antonio Spurs fans with his inordinate skill set. That includes his pre-game fashion. Ahead of the Spurs’ matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, Wembanyama turned many social media heads with his pre-game outfit, walking into Fiserv Forum. And the avid followers of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have finally found their best basketball this season, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is a big part of it. Antetokounmpo is making a push for another MVP award by playing some of his best ball on both ends, putting up double-doubles on a seemingly nightly basis. That was no different on Wednesday night when […]

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be hosted by the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, California. Unlike previous years, the NBA has switched this up this season regarding the All-Star Game format, and 24 players from both the Eastern and Western Conferences will be evenly split into three teams of eight players for a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks snapped a two-game losing streak with a commanding 128-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, improving to 18-16 on the season. Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double, but his historic scoring streak came to an end. Antetokounmpo finished with 11 points, 13 assists, and 12 rebounds, marking his third triple-double of […]

While the Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a 128-104 victory on the road against the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, they faced a serious injury scare to Giannis Antetokounmpo. Late in the second quarter, when attempting to chase down and block RJ Barrett’s layup attempt, Giannis caught his right pinky finger on the rim. In obvious […]

There is no stopping the Oklahoma City Thunder. A total of 15 straight teams have tried, and all of them have failed, resulting in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and this team finding themselves on a 15-game win streak, the longest streak in franchise history. At this point, he has the stats and the team success backing him, […]

Impressions are common everywhere, and the same can be said if you’re Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen impersonating Giannis Antetokounmpo. Although he wasn’t purposely imitating, Steichen exuded that same winning desire on Monday. While Colts owner Jim Irsay will make his decision to keep Steichen, the head coach might’ve bought some more time. When […]

The Milwaukee Bucks haven’t exactly been playing their best basketball in the aftermath of winning the NBA Cup over two weeks ago. But that hasn’t stopped Giannis Antetokounmpo from being as dominant as ever, win or lose. Despite the Bucks’ 113-110 loss to the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night that was made all the […]

On Thursday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks will host the Brooklyn Nets in their first game of the new year. In a somewhat unbelievable piece of scheduling, it’s already the fourth time the Nets and Bucks will have squared off this season, with Brooklyn having won two out of the first three matchups. The Bucks recently […]

The NBA has released the very first results from the fan vote for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, which will be hosted by the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. Although LeBron James and Stephen Curry remain the faces of the league late in their respective careers, it’s Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo overcame a quiet first half with just four points, finishing with 30 points and 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks mounted a comeback from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Indiana Pacers 120-112 on Tuesday. The Greek Freak giving credit to Doc Rivers When asked why the team didn’t give up after trailing […]

The FIBA World Cup is a showcase for the best basketball countries in the world. While the competition at the FIBA World Cup is often mistaken for having inferior competition as opposed to the NBA, that certainly isn’t the case. In fact, Team USA, a roster filled with NBA players, have missed out on the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been pretty underwhelming since claiming the NBA Cup, as they have won only two of their last five games. This is in large part because Giannis Antetokounmpo has only played in one game due to an illness he’s been battling. As a result, the Bucks superstar has missed four straight games. […]

As the calendar flips from 2024 to 2025, a new name sits at the very top of the NBA MVP rankings. Nikola Jokic has long held the top spot over Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but given the success he’s brought his team, it’s hard to come up with an argument against SGA right now […]

NBA game-winners are some of the most exciting plays that can happen during the regular season. With games going down to the wire, the pressure is not only on players and coaches but also on referees to make the right call. Unfortunately, even NBA officials succumb to the pressure, leading to missed calls that could’ve […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been without Giannis Antetokounmpo for the past few games due to an illness, but he almost had a chance to play in their last matchup against the Chicago Bulls. Head coach Doc Rivers said that Antetokounmpo was able to make the trip to Chicago, but since he wasn’t feeling good enough […]

Although the NBA still has time until the annual trade deadline, rumors continue to heat up. Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is the NBA star getting the most trade chatter. Based on reports, Butler has been recently linked to the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, and Houston Rockets. The rumors surrounding Butler are […]

The Brooklyn Nets visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the injury report alongside Damian Lillard, and both players are listed as questionable. Antetokounmpo is dealing with back spasms, while Lillard has a non-Covid illness after both sat out of the Bucks’ 112-91 win against the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Here’s […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has carved out an inspiring basketball career. From dealing with the challenges back in Greece with his family to becoming a superstar in the NBA, it has been a journey for the Greek Freak. With the Milwaukee Bucks conquering the NBA Cup this year, let’s rank Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 10 greatest accomplishments of his […]

With the NBA Cup wrapping up last week in Las Vegas, there were no NBA MVP rankings. Now that an in-season tournament champion has been named, this MVP race is suddenly closer than it was when December began. This has been Nikola Jokic’s race to lose for quite some time, but what Giannis Antetokounmpo and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo will not be featured in this year’s Christmas Day games in the NBA, and the superstar player does not like that fact, but he believes that the NBA has some kind of algorithm to determine the matchups and maximize viewership. “I’m a little bit upset or kind of questioning […]

Fresh off their NBA Cup championship run, the Milwaukee Bucks are still getting back to reality. At 15-12, there is plenty of opportunity for Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, and the Bucks to continue growing into the title threats they were thought to be when the season began, starting with a game against the Chicago Bulls […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have turned their season around following their NBA Cup win. Since then, the Bucks have gone 0-1 coming into their Saturday matchup against the Washington Wizards. The Bucks are set to be a little short-handed against the Wizards with a key injury update. Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out on the […]

LAS VEGAS, NV — Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis, and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA Cup on Tuesday night, finishing the job they were unable to last season. But this version of Antetokounmpo appears to be different than any we’ve seen of him before. He’s still the […]

Yes, it’s still early in the 2024-25 NBA season, but apparently not too early to begin talking about the MVP race, and with that conversation starting, it’s worth noting that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is on the precipice of history. With an MVP win this season, Jokic would become the sixth player ever to win four […]

The month of December is turning out to be a good one for Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers, and not just because he has the gravelly voice you’d imagine Santa Claus would have after shouting “Ho Ho Ho” from up on his sleigh all night long on December 24th. No, for Rivers, a successful […]

On Tuesday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA’s second annual NBA Cup with a dominant victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Las Vegas. Giannis Antetokounmpo once again played like an MVP candidate, and the Bucks’ defense held a talented Thunder squad in check throughout the evening. The win has to feel especially good […]

The Milwaukee Bucks collected the NBA Cup last night, in addition to $500,000 for each player. While half of a million to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard is a proverbial drop in the bucket considering their massive salaries, for others it’s life-changing. After the Bucks’ 97-81 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA […]