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Day 1 of the 2021-22 NBA season was a success for the Milwaukee Bucks, as they were able to make a huge statement right away. The Bucks defeated the Brooklyn Nets in a battle of NBA title contenders Tuesday night in Milwaukee, with Jrue Holiday and company scoring a 127-104 win. However, it was not […]

Jrue Holiday has been ruled out for the rest of Milwaukee Bucks’ season opener against the Brooklyn Nets due to a foot injury. According to the Bucks’ injury update before halftime, Holiday suffered a right heel contusion. It effectively ruled him out of the game as the team addresses his injury, Injury Update: Jrue Holiday […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are entering the 2021-22 NBA season with utmost confidence after they got the job done and won the NBA title last July. Even though most analysts, TV heads, and betting odds are pegging the Brooklyn Nets or the Los Angeles Lakers as the top two favorites, Milwaukee is undoubtedly still among the […]

Jrue Holiday might be with the Milwaukee Bucks now but his heart will always belong to New Orleans as well. After Hurricane Ida battered the city last month, Holiday and his wife Lauren have led a donation drive to help affected residents recover from the devastating calamity. In a report by Andrew Lopez of ESPN, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks, lest we forget, are the defending champions. Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered a monster performance in the NBA Finals, cementing his status as one of the league’s greatest to ever play. They brought back nearly everyone from that title-winning team, and yet fans seem to forget about them when it comes to Finals predictions. […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo effectively shut down all the talks of him leaving Cream City when he signed his supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks last December. Apparently, though, fans have Jrue Holiday to thank for that. According to Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, Holiday made a huge impact on Antetokounmpo right off the bat, showing the Greek […]

When the Milwaukee Bucks won the 2020-21 NBA championship, Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the Finals MVP as he averaged 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, and 5.0 assists, but the legendary Oscar Robertson believes Jrue Holiday was the real difference-maker for Milwaukee. On a recent episode of the Knuckleheads podcast, the Bucks legend revealed his thoughts on […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks’ series will go down as one of the best in history as Kevin Durant scored 48 points in their loss against Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday. The thrilling game 7 overtime win of the Bucks against the Nets did not come easy as everyone gave their all and were […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Jrue Holiday is a huge fan of former NBA MVP Kevin Durant. And honestly, who isn’t? The Brooklyn Nets superstar is one of the best (if not the best) scorers in the league right now and his growing list of accolades, including leading Team USA to an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker had little time to mourn his NBA Finals loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Booker soon had to get on a private plane with two players who just beat him, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton, to fly across the Pacific Ocean to Tokyo for the Olympics, where they would be Team […]

When he’s not busy ordering 50 pieces of chicken nuggets or casually dropping 50 points in the NBA Finals, Giannis Antetokounmpo is still just a regular dude. If regular dudes are built like a Super Saiyan fusion of Mr. Fantastic and The Incredible Hulk. The Milwaukee Bucks star is a student of the game. And […]

2021 NBA champion Jrue Holiday basically told his haters to be quiet after Team USA’s horrible 83-76 loss against France on Sunday. After a massive third quarter collapse, the star-studded 12-man roster fell short against Evan Fournier, Rudy Gobert, and the rest of the tough French squad in the opening game of the basketball tournament’s […]

Devin Booker, Khris Middleton, and Jrue Holiday have finally arrived in Tokyo as part of Team USA’s contingent for the Olympics basketball tournament. The trio had to spend 12 hours on a plane to get to Japan and it was clear that the long-haul flight had taken its toll on them. This is exactly why […]

A week has not even gone by since the 2021 NBA Finals had concluded with the Milwaukee Bucks winning the Larry O’Brien trophy in six games against the Phoenix Suns, but three key figures of that series — Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, and Devin Booker — will have more basketball to play, as they will […]

That pivotal play where Jrue Holiday stole the ball from Devin Booker and lobbed it up to Giannis Antetokounmpo in transition to seal Game 5  of the NBA Finals is officially headed to NBA Top Shot. The platform unveiled the last Legendary pack drop for Series 2 on Thursday and it’s coming in hot. Mark […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo can’t do this, and he can’t do that. That used to define his NBA career. Now being an NBA champion at the age of 26 defines his career with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Greek Freak just proved that you don’t need to follow superstar trends to find success in the NBA. At every […]

Things didn’t end quite how the Phoenix Suns envisioned. Game 6 went to the Milwaukee Bucks, as did the NBA title, as Giannis Antetokounmpo exploded for a 50-piece to take home the Finals MVP. For Suns guard Devin Booker, he is off to the Tokyo Olympics to play for Team USA and will be playing […]

The Milwaukee Bucks won a nail-biting Game 6 against the Phoenix Suns to win their first NBA title in 50 years. Giannis Antetokounmpo just had one of the greatest NBA Finals performances of all time with a 50-point masterpiece to go with 14 rebounds and five blocks as he helped the Bucks clinch the series. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jrue Holiday had the biggest play of his career in Game 5 of the 2021 NBA Finals when he pulled off the game-sealing steal on Devin Booker. However, for the Milwaukee Bucks guard, he only did half of the work. According to Holiday, credit should be given to PJ Tucker who made the steal possible. […]

There’s absolutely no love lost between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks in what has been a truly epic NBA Finals matchup. There’s an extremely high level of competition between players on both sides, which has unsurprisingly resulted in a number of heated moments throughout the series. For his part, however, Suns star Devin […]

This 2021 NBA Finals series has been a doozy between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks. After losing the first two games of the series, Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Bucks are now just one win away from securing their first championship since 1971 after winning three in a row. The Bucks got to this place […]

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Jrue Holiday has been up and down with his shooting in these playoffs, but he usually finds a way to impact the game no matter what. Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has consistently stood by Holiday, and his faith was rewarded with an absolutely epic performance in Game 5 of the 2021 […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo may have delivered the game-winning dunk for the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5, but it was Jrue Holiday who made everything possible. Holiday pulled off two huge clutch plays in the final 20 seconds of the contest, first stealing the ball away from Booker before delivering a ballsy lob to Giannis for the […]

After the Milwaukee Bucks were humiliated by the Miami Heat in the second round of the bubble playoffs, everybody knew there would be significant changes to the roster, especially with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s big contract decision coming up. Many turned to Chris Paul as a possible trade target, and the Bucks reportedly did consider a run […]

The Milwaukee Bucks took Game 4 in the 2021 NBA Finals, but it was definitely not without controversy. In a game where Devin Booker was largely limited by foul trouble, the Phoenix Suns star appeared to pick up his sixth personal foul against Jrue Holiday on a fastbreak attempt. Check out the obvious foul against […]

Devin Booker just got away with what was a potentially series-shifting call at the time. The Phoenix Suns star blatantly made contact with Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday on a fastbreak attempt. The foul would have been Booker’s 6th, disqualifying him for the rest of the game. But the refs swallowed their whistles and let […]

The NBA Finals have featured some monumental performances from some some marquee stars. The Milwaukee Bucks have been carried by Giannis Antetokounmpo for basically the entire series, while the Phoenix Suns have seen Chris Paul and Devin Booker step up for different stretches. But if you ask Jeremy Lin, the headliners won’t be the ones […]

The Phoenix Suns are just two wins away from winning their first NBA championship. They’ve had a remarkable season all year and now the world has finally seen how capable they are for this moment. Led by Chris Paul and head coach Monty Williams, the Suns are a well-coached team consisting of players who know […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had a monster Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns, going for 42 points in 40 minutes. However, Giannis didn’t get enough help from his teammates in a 118-108 loss, with Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton combining to shoot 12-of-37 from the field. It was Holiday’s second […]

Jrue Holiday isn’t a three-time All-Defensive team member for nothing. In Game 2 against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks point guard busted out an epic chase-down block on Devin Booker — one that is reminiscent of that unforgettable LeBron James block on Andre Iguodala some years ago. Booker had a clear path to […]

Jrue Holiday has nothing but respect for Chris Paul, but the Milwaukee Bucks star just couldn’t help poking fun of the age of the Phoenix Suns vet. During their media session on Monday ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Holiday talked about Paul’s influence to the game and to the younger generation of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks might be concerned about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injury heading to the NBA Finals, but for Charles Barkley, there’s something positive to get from it. In fact, Chuck went as far as to saying it is the “best thing” to happen to the team in the playoffs. Barkley’s reasoning? It provided an opportunity for […]

The Phoenix Suns will host the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals on Tuesday night, and odds are already being released for the series and for Finals MVP. The Suns and Bucks have a good amount of star power, especially when Giannis Antetokounmpo is healthy, so there are a number of […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the last two-plus games of the Eastern Conference Finals. With Giannis sidelined, his teammates came up big in Games 5 and 6, winning both contests to advance to the NBA Finals. While The Greek Freak couldn’t put his immense talent to good use on the court, he still made […]

The Milwaukee Bucks hold a 3-2 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks. It’s do-or-die time for the Hawks, as they’ll need to string together two wins in a row to advance to the NBA Finals. They had an opportunity in Game 5 with Giannis Antetokounmpo on the sideline, but they couldn’t outplay the Bucks in […]

The Milwaukee Bucks needed guys to step up with Giannis Antetokounmpo out for Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals. Little did the Bucks know that Brook Lopez would do his own Giannis impression in a pivotal 123-112 victory that has them sitting on the precipice of the NBA Finals. Lopez […]