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The NBA All-Star Game wrapped up on Sunday night with a 211-186 final score as the Eastern Conference All-Stars took down the West. The All-Star Game was not well received in several corners of social media and by several media pundits including Kendrick Perkins, who called the game an ’embarrassment.’ Calls to ‘fix’ the NBA […]

Superstar power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks did not exactly surge into the All-Star break under new head coach Doc Rivers, losing two straight games, first to the Miami Heat at home in a blowout and then to the severely undermanned Memphis Grizzlies, leading up to the season’s intermission. Although Antetokounmpo has continued […]

The Golden State Warriors used up all the bargaining power that they could at the NBA Trade Deadline. It was just not fate that they would be able to LeBron James from the Los Angeles Lakers this time around. Stephen Curry and the struggling squad currently sit 10th in the Western Conference standings at the […]

The Western Conference appears to have a firm grasp on the NBA MVP award this season. The fact that Joel Embiid is no longer eligible for the MVP award as a result of games missed due to injury also plays a huge factor in why more attention is being cast on those in the West. […]

The Three-Point Contest is one of the top events for fans to watch during All-Star weekend, and for the second year in a row, Damian Lillard came out on top. While it was tight, Lillard did just enough to successfully defend his title, but right after he won, his teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo made it seem […]

It was an electric NBA All-Star weekend for Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard who not only won the three-point contest in back-to-back years, but was awarded MVP for the game Sunday night. Captain of the Eastern Conference team in Bucks teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo was in awe of Lillard’s performance according to Eric Nehm of The […]

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game was a high-scoring affair, with Giannis Antetokounmpo leading the Eastern Conference to a 211-186 victory over LeBron James and the Western Conference. Antetokounmpo didn’t have the biggest night on his team (23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 11/16 FGM), but he still managed to make a big impact in the […]

This season, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was named to his eighth consecutive NBA All-Star Game appearance. He wasn’t named to the midseason showcase until his fourth season in the league, but he hasn’t looked back since. One of the NBA’s elite players, Antetokounmpo is hoping to continue contending for championships. While taking a look […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are currently in third place in the Eastern Conference, however, they haven’t been playing well since hiring Doc Rivers as head coach. There’s still time for the team to figure it out. That might be exactly what’s on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s mind as he opens up about Rivers being his head coach. Antetokounmpo […]

Have we ever seen a rookie get this much hype? Victor Wembanyama’s rookie season has garnered the attention of every basketball fan in the world. The San Antonio Spurs star’s absurd combination of height. skill, and agility make him such a nightmare to defend. Already, Wembanyama is generating talks about him being the next face […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks did not exactly have the end to the first half of the NBA season that they were expecting leading into this weekend’s All-Star festivities in Indianapolis. Although Antetokounmpo’s counting statistics have remained as strong as ever, the Bucks suffered back to back losses to the Miami Heat and the […]

It was another disappointing loss for the Milwaukee Bucks as they lost to the 20-36 Memphis Grizzlies Thursday night, 113-110. It was a sour way to head into the All-Star break for the team and star Giannis Antetokounmpo questioned the “want” of the Bucks to the media after the game according to Eric Nehm of […]

The past few games have not been good for the Milwaukee Bucks. Doc Rivers has not yet fully changed the system to the point where Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard could thrive along with the other members of their squad. It was an opportunity that Taylor Jenkins’ Memphis Grizzlies exploited as GG Jackson popped off. […]

Heading into the All-Star break, the Milwaukee Bucks had one more game to go, and it was against the struggling Memphis Grizzlies. What was supposed to be a walk in the park, however, turned into one of the biggest upsets this season. Behind 27 points apiece from GG Jackson and Ziaire Williams, the severely short-handed […]

The Milwaukee Bucks entered their road matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies as whopping 10.5-point favorites. Doc Rivers’ veteran team played like it, too, approaching Thursday’s battle with the decimated Grizzlies as a surefire victory heading into the All-Star break. Too bad the Grizzlies didn’t cooperate. Despite playing without a resting Jaren Jackson Jr. in addition […]

A lot of changes and shakeups do not seem bad for the Milwaukee Bucks. They have adjusted well to Damian Lillard and Doc Rivers entering the squad in just a few months. Now, the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led team wants to gun for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Their best move? Get a versatile offensive […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have one game remaining on their schedule ahead of the All-Star break. While 24 teams around the league have already embarked on their midseason vacation, the Bucks are one of the lucky six teams playing on Thursday night, as they will take on the Memphis Grizzlies. However, Milwaukee may be shorthanded in […]

In a candid moment shared from the upcoming Prime Video documentary Giannis: The Marvelous Journey, Giannis Antetokounmpo reveals that he almost quit playing basketball in 2017. The desire to quit stemmed from his feelings after the passing of his father Charles Antetokounmpo, who passed away that year after suffering a heart attack. “I said, ‘I […]

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is just right around the corner with Los Angeles Lakers icon LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo captaining the West and East, respectively. The NBA All-Star Game is just another event where bettors can earn money. And right now, Antetokounmpo emerged as the favorite to win the 2024 […]

Prior to the Milwaukee Bucks’ Monday-night matchup against the Denver Nuggets, fans were expecting a tightly contested clash that would go down to the wire. The case wasn’t so. Behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks put on a one-sided thrashing of the defending champions, winning their second game in a row. Expectedly, any game with both […]

When Doc Rivers came to the Milwaukee Bucks he challenged them, it was to live up to what they thought their potential was. This squad got off to a rough start with their new head coach but they have clearly recovered. The trade for Patrick Beverley allowed them to get into opponents’ skins and be […]

Despite not having any bearing in the regular season, it’s safe to say that the All-Star Game is still one of the most anticipated events. The annual showcase still features the best basketball players in the planet, the only time when stars come to play together as a team. With the All-Star Game being an […]

Joel Embiid is no longer in consideration for the NBA MVP award due to his recent meniscus injury that has left him sidelined indefinitely. With the Philadelphia 76ers reigning league MVP out of the running, all eyes have turned towards two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and rising superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. However, this is still a wide-open […]

The NBA All-Star Game is an annual showcase of the best players in the NBA season. More often than not, an All-Star selection is a strong validation that a player has reached an elite level. Given that basketball is a global sport, it isn’t surprising that more and more international players are earning All-Star selections. […]

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks overwhelmed the Charlotte Hornets, 120-84. It was a one-sided beatdown. Milwaukee took control the entire night, leading by as much as 42 at one point. With the game already decided early in the fourth, Doc Rivers opted to give minutes to many of his reserves, one of whom was Thanasis […]

Coming off of a disastrous loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves were looking get back in the win column in the second game of a five-game road trip. Taking on the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, the Timberwolves came out on the prowl. Minnesota effectively limited Giannis Antetokounmpo as the Bucks […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have struggled since Doc Rivers took over as head coach. In fact, Milwaukee is just 1-5 over their past five contests. So will the Bucks, who still hold a strong 33-18 record overall, make a trade before the deadline on Thursday? “Milwaukee is definitely trying, I was talking to a team just […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns added to the growing woes of the Milwaukee Bucks, as they came away with a 114-106 win at home over the Eastern Conference powerhouse. Durant also seemed to have bruised the ego of Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo with a nasty poster dunk over the two-time league Most Valuable Player […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are scheduled to play against the Phoenix Suns in a marquee showdown in the desert this Tuesday night. However, both Milwaukee superstars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are not certain to see action for the team. Latest injury updates for Bucks stars Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard ahead of game vs Suns Antetokounmpo […]

All season long, Joel Embiid has been the favorite to win his second consecutive MVP award. However, availability had become a major problem for Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in recent weeks, leading to a level of skepticism that he would fulfill the league’s new 65-game requirement for end-of-season awards. Embiid will now be ineligible […]

There is no doubt there has been a huge change to the atmosphere of the Milwaukee Bucks ever since they fired Adrian Griffin and hired Doc Rivers to be their head coach. However, the team seems to have picked up on aspects of Rivers’ game plan faster than someone might have imagined as said by […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks picked up their first victory under new head coach Doc Rivers on Saturday, beating the Dallas Mavericks 129-117 thanks to a 25-point comeback. After the game, Antetokounmpo posted on social media with a reminder that harkens back to the Bucks’ mentality under former coach Mike Budenholzer. “It all starts […]

There have been many superstar duos throughout the history of the NBA. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen come to mind, while Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal joined forces in Los Angeles. Today’s NBA has a number of talented duos as well. But what if two of the best players the game has ever seen, LeBron […]

Doc Rivers’ tenure as the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks has not gone as planned as they have gone winless since he took over. They even lost to Damian Lillard’s former team the Portland Trail Blazers. Though Milwaukee still sits at No. 2 in the Eastern Conference standings with a 32-16 record, the […]

Not seeing Damian Lillard suit up in a Portland Trail Blazers jersey still seems weird to some fans of the league. He has been with the squad since he was a rookie and formed a lethal duo there alongside CJ McCollum. Now, he has a new partner in Giannis Antetokounmpo in the Milwaukee Bucks system. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks recently fired first-time coach Adrian Griffin and tapped on veteran coach Doc Rivers as his replacement to man the sidelines for this Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard-led team. The coaching swap likely signals the Bucks are gearing up for changes ahead of the second half of the season. As constructed, this Milwaukee […]

The Denver Nuggets got a 113-107 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, and after the win, Nikola Jokic spoke about why he thinks Giannis Antetokounmpo is such a great player. “I think he’s a great competitor,” Nikola Jokic said, via Ryan Blackburn of ESPN. “He wants to win every game. He’s playing with such […]

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 […]

As I write this, it’s 8:17 AM. I’m sipping on an iced coffee, still wiping away my morning eye crusties, and I’m contemplating which flavor of PopTart I want for breakfast. I was leaning toward Chocolate Fudge — my sweet tooth craves chocolate at all times — but then something happened… I started thinking about […]