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The Milwaukee Bucks came into their game against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night ranked 24th in points per game allowed and 19th in defensive rating. All season long, and really, ever since the Bucks acquired Damian Lillard leading up to the season, the concern has been that the Bucks defense wouldn’t be able to […]

Back in October 2023, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired All-Star guard Damian Lillard in a blockbuster three-team trade involving the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers. Fast forward to January 2024, and the dynamic duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are breaking their silence on the recent hiring of seasoned coach Doc Rivers. Doc […]

Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Bucks sent shockwaves throughout the NBA landscape when it was announced that they would be firing head coach Adrian Griffin after just a few months with the organization. The Bucks initially hired Griffin back in June of 2023, months before the team ultimately traded for star point guard Damian Lillard, […]

Next to Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard is one of the greatest long-range shooters in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks star is consistently among the league leaders in three-pointers made, something that has remained unchanged this season despite going through some growing pains with a new organization. Lillard, who was recently named an All-Star starter for […]

The NBA All-Star starters have been announced. There have been a lot of solid picks in the Eastern Conference but one snub continues to raise eyebrows. Jalen Brunson has been leading the New York Knicks to a fairly decent record.  His absence prompted fans to blast the decision about the leader in Julius Randle’s squad. […]

The NBA All-Star starters have officially been named and already there are some noteworthy snubs. Considering the year Jalen Brunson has been having for the New York Knicks, many believed he was worthy of being named a starter. Instead, the start goes to Damian Lillard by a hair. It truly came down to the wire […]

The Milwaukee Bucks took on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night in the first game of the post-Adrian Griffin era, and they made it extra special for a large number of Damian Lillard fans. The Bucks gave out special “Dame Time” watches to the first 10,000 fans attending the game: The Bucks gave out a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to fire head coach Adrian Griffin on Tuesday caught everyone by surprise — perhaps even their superstars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. Check that. All Milwaukee players. That can be deduced from general manager Jon Horst revealing that no Bucks player was asked for any opinion on the matter before handing […]

The Milwaukee Bucks showed first-year head coach Adrian Griffin the door on Tuesday afternoon after just 43 games with the team and reportedly replaced him with NBA champion coach Doc Rivers the next day. The news came somewhat as a shock considering the Bucks had the second-best record in the Eastern Conference at 30-13 and […]

A 30-13 record is not reflective of who the Milwaukee Bucks really are. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are superstar talents; there is no denying that. Brook Lopez, Khris Middleton, and Bobby Portis are all championship players. However, dysfunction, inconsistent play, and no continuity is an accurate way to describe what the Bucks have looked […]

The Milwaukee Bucks recently decided to part ways with head coach Adrian Griffin. Since the arrival of superstar Damian Lillard the Bucks have had success, but it was clear that the team wasn’t clicking on both ends. It took time for Lillard to get accustomed to the system that Griffin ran, but the Bucks believed […]

There aren’t a lot of things much scarier in the NBA realm than a red-hot Damian Lillard. And that was exactly what the Detroit Pistons had to deal with on Saturday, as the Milwaukee Bucks star point guard torched them from start to finish for 45 points to go with 11 assists and six rebounds […]

The Milwaukee Bucks had a desire to diversify their offensive attack when they traded for superstar shooting guard Damian Lillard. The former Portland Trail Blazer provided the Bucks with a brilliant performance in Milwaukee’s 141-135 triumph over the Detroit Pistons. Dame becomes the first player in @Bucks history with 40+ points, 10+ assists and 5+ […]

Even without Giannis Antetokounmpo on Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks are a two-headed snake with Damian Lillard available against the Cleveland Cavaliers. For those who need a refresher, Lillard is one of the biggest offensive forces of nature in the NBA. In early 2023, Lillard droppped 71 points against the Houston Rockets. More than that, he’s […]

On Sunday night, Damian Lillard reminded the entire NBA world why the Milwaukee Bucks traded away an important piece of their 2021 championship-winning team just to get his services. Lillard has one of the greatest killer instincts among everyone who has stepped foot on an NBA court, and against the Sacramento Kings, it was the […]

On Sunday night, the Milwaukee Bucks found themselves in a dogfight against the Sacramento Kings, with both sides going at it and going for it in one of the most exciting matchups of the 2023-24 regular season. In the end, the Bucks fans were reminded of why the team traded away one of its most […]

The Milwaukee Bucks endured a nail-biting cross-conference matchup against the Sacramento Kings. The Bucks pulled out a 142-142 victory off the leadership of Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Lillard hit a clutch-three pointer to seal the win, which he discussed after the game. Damian Lillard opens up on his clutch shot to push the Bucks […]

Overtime was a hard-fought battle for the Milwaukee Bucks. Not a single person in the Sacramento Kings roster was going to let this game slip away from their hands after four quarters and an extra period. But, the dying seconds of the game loomed over and everyone in Fiserv Forum knew that the ball was […]

The Sacramento Kings nearly had a win in the bag Sunday night against the Milwaukee Bucks on the road. But crucial misses from the foul line down the stretch in overtime opened the door for a Damian Lillard game-winner, leaving Sacramento reeling with a 143-142 loss. After the game, Malik Monk immediately hopped on X […]

They don’t call it Dame Time for nothing. Milwaukee Bucks superstar point guard Damian Lillard added to his ever-growing list of clutch heroics with a buzzer-beating and game-winning 3-point shot against the Sacramento Kings at home Sunday night to save his team from the jaws of defeat. Damian Lillard’s first buzzer beater in Milwaukee 😮‍💨⌚️pic.twitter.com/cgin67uKOA […]

It’s safe to say the Memphis Grizzlies’ 2023-24 NBA season is over following Ja Morant’s season-ending injury. With the Grizzlies likely headed to the tank, it’s worth asking if Memphis makes Marcus Smart available for a trade. Morant underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum after he suffered a subluxation of his right shoulder during […]

The Milwaukee Bucks came into the 2023-24 season looking to be championship contenders with their preseason acquisition of Damian Lillard. Although they have been one of the better teams, record-wise, in the Eastern Conference, there’s been some struggles on the court. The Bucks will look to get back on track on Monday against the Utah […]

It’s about that time, ladies and gentlemen. On Monday, the Washington Huskies will be facing the Michigan Wolverines in the College Football Playoffs. After a long and successful season, the Huskies are looking to finish the 2023 season with a bang against arguably the best team in the nation right now. Before their game, though, […]

While NBA players are being paid a lot by their teams, some players are also getting paid by brands in the form of endorsement deals. For brands, this helps them build credibility and allows them to market their products. Below, we’ll discuss the biggest NBA player deals ever. In the NBA landscape, we’ve seen phone […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a rocky start this season as they begin their post-Damian Lillard rebuild. As such, the Blazers don’t feature heavily in the NBA’s national TV schedule. The team has played a handful of times on NBA TV and is scheduled just once on ESPN and once on TNT. Except […]

It was once thought that the Milwaukee Bucks would steamroll their way atop the league by this time during the offseason. They got a new coach in Adrian Griffin. Not to mention, Giannis Antetokounmpo got a perfect pick-and-roll partner in Damian Lillard. But, there are still doubts that haunt this squad. Kendrick Perkins pointed out […]

All of the early-season concerns regarding the viability of the new-look Milwaukee Bucks seem to be in the past. After a slow 5-4 start to the season that included ugly, double-digit losses to Atlanta, Toronto and Orlando, the Bucks have since gone 19-4 and solidly established themselves as an inner circle title contender. In fact, […]

The Sacramento Kings have a bonafide superstar in De’Aaron Fox. He’s become one of the NBA’s elite point guards and the quarterback of one of the better teams in the Western Conference. Like all players though, Fox has definitely modeled his game after some of his peers and certainly has a few fellow point guards […]

The Milwaukee Bucks came into their Christmas Day matchup against the New York Knicks as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference standings. After a bit of a shaky start to the season, the Bucks have seemingly found their rhythm and chemistry. But their 129-122 loss to the Knicks on Christmas Day, questions might […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will visit the New York Knicks for the first game of a special five-game tilt on Christmas Day. It is also Milwaukee and New York’s second game at Madison Square Garden in three nights. Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the injury report after he dropped 28 points, seven rebounds, and seven […]

It took Adrian Griffin to figure out the schematics for the Milwaukee Bucks. Now, all of those seem to have been fixed with Giannis Antetokounmpo having free reign over the paint. Brook Lopez, Khris Middleton, and Damian Lillard also get to terrorize opponents with their shooting. All of this has netted the team an astounding […]

Merry Christmas, New York Knicks fans! Santa Claus has brought some presents early this year. Yes, that’s right. For 2023, you get not one, but two consecutive games against the star-studded Milwaukee Bucks.   In a jolly turn of events, the Knicks will engage the Bucks in back-to-back games at Madison Square Garden on Saturday […]

On the latest edition of the podcast ‘7pm in Brooklyn’ (a Wave Sports + Entertainment Original), Carmelo Anthony revealed the NSFW message that he shared with Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard before he was dealt by the Portland Trail Blazers: Said Melo of the now Bucks’ star, “We spoke. I was telling Dame, man get […]

A little more than halfway through the first quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks, the San Antonio Spurs found themselves down 21-3. The deficit reached 20 late in the period before it topped out at 22 early in the second quarter. The Bucks, led by Damian Lillard’s season-high 40 points, then outscored the Victor Wembanyama-less road […]

Adrian Griffin’s Milwaukee Bucks have been having a historic month. Giannis Antetokounmpo just overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the franchise rebound leader. Now, Damian Lillard reached an insane personal milestone by reaching 20,000 points. He now became one of 51 players in NBA history to have accomplished the feat. Obviously, he had to show some gratitude […]

It seems as though the Milwaukee Bucks are flying under the radar more than they should have. The Bucks elevated their championship hopes when they acquired Damian Lillard, but Lillard has mostly taken a backseat to Giannis Antetokounmpo, as the star point guard has seen his averages drop to begin the 2023-24 season. However, on […]

Not that he needs any more proof that he’s one of the NBA’s all-time greatest scorers, but Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard just further cemented his place in the history of the league by reaching an extremely rare statistical territory. With his layup early in Tuesday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs at […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are 19-7 but they are just getting started. That’s a scary thought for the rest of the league, but with Damian Lillard seemingly finally getting acclimated to his new environment, it’s the truth they will all have to deal with. Lillard showed once again how much progress he’s made adjusting to Milwaukee […]

HOUSTON – Defense is the mindset. Defense is the culture. Following back-to-back wins against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Houston Rockets continue on their five-game winning streak with a 13-9 record in a steady climb up the rankings of the Western Conference. On Sunday, they will take their #2 in defensive rating and #1 in opponent […]