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Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t play against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday. The Bucks say Antetokounmpo is dealing with right shoulder soreness: Giannis Antetokounmpo is out tonight with right shoulder soreness, according to the Bucks 1:30 ET injury report. — Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) January 28, 2020 The Bucks are 40-6 on the season. […]

Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is on board for a radical idea to help commemorate Kobe Bryant’s legacy. After perishing in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning in Calabasas, California alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others on board, the former Los Angeles Lakers All-Star shooting guard has been advocated to be the […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is the reason he started playing basketball as a kid growing up in Greece. Antetokounmpo and Bryant were close, as the Bucks star trained with Kobe in the offseason: Giannis said Kobe is a reason why he plays the game. Watched Kobe growing […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has deleted all of his social media accounts, as he mourns the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday in a helicopter accident that also killed Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people. Antetokounmpo and Bryant were very close off the court: I feel so […]

Starters for the 2020 All-Star game have been announced and with that announcement, fans have started speculating who will be picked as reserves. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James were the highest vote-getters in each conference and therefore were named captains for each respective team. While there is no way to say […]

Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo took home more than the win in the NBA’s Paris, France, game against the Charlotte Hornets. After defeating the Hornets overseas, the reigning MVP exchanged jerseys with French soccer star Kylian Mbappe (via NBA). Following the NBA Paris Game win, @KMbappe and @neymarjr came through to see the @Bucks! […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are in Paris taking on the Charlotte Hornets, and the fans in France love Giannis Antetokounmpo. While he was at the free-throw line, Giannis got “MVP” chants: "M👏 V 👏P 👏" Giannis getting love from European fans. pic.twitter.com/Y22JYiIkcS — ESPN (@espn) January 24, 2020 Antetokounmpo is one of the best basketball players […]

The NBA has exploded into a metrics-heavy league, now with more ways than ever to measure a player’s impact. Yet to simply measure how many points a player can create is a fun exercise that only requires the addition of points scored off of assists and screen assists. Under this metric, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo achieved another personal milestone in his brilliant NBA career, reaching the 10,000-point plateau during the Bucks’ 111-98 win over the Chicago Bulls at Fiserv Forum on Monday night. The reigning NBA MVP tallied a triple-double of 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 dimes in 31 minutes. Shortly after the game, […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo made franchise history on Monday against the Chicago Bulls. Antetokounmpo became just the seventh Bucks player ever to reach 10,000 career points: Giannis Antetokounmpo reaches 10,000 points for his career, becoming the 7th player in Bucks history with 10K points. He also joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only Bucks players […]

The Milwaukee Bucks had another easy win on Saturday, blowing out the Brooklyn Nets, 117-97. As always, Giannis Antetokounmpo had another impressive performance, logging 29 points on 12-of-20 shooting, along with two triples, 12 rebounds, four assists, and a steal in just 25 minutes of action. The Bucks are now 38-6 and are the heavy […]

The NBA announced on Friday that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry are the top three players in jersey sales. The results are based on NBA.com sales between October and December: LeBron James has the most popular jersey, according to a release […]

Most NBA teams have reached the midway point of the 2019-20 regular season, and it’s clear which players are going to be in the running for prestigious NBA awards down the stretch. Here are midseason winners for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man Award, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is well aware of how the NBA is officiated nowadays, tending to favor the offensive player and giving him the benefit of the doubt. “The way NBA is built, it wants you to flop. It kinda wants you be weak,” said Antetokounmpo, according to John Askounis of EuroHoops. “When you’re […]

Add Stephen A. Smith to those who want to see Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo play in the Bay Area next year. The ESPN color commentator recently tweeted out his desire for the reigning NBA MVP to form a new superteam, That new superteam would be with Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to strengthen his case for back-to-back MVP awards. The reigning MVP tallied 32 points and 17 rebounds in the Bucks’ 128-123 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday. It is his ninth 30-point, 15-rebound outing of the season. The Greek Freak is way ahead in that category, as you […]

Milwaukee Bucks star and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo possesses a unique blend of length and athleticism that makes him nearly impossible to stop in the open floor. When you essentially force Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart to quit on a play, you are on another planet from an offensive standpoint. Giannis Antetokounmpo did just […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo took his game to new heights during his 2018-19 MVP campaign. Antetokounmpo set new career highs in points (27.7), rebounds (12.5) and assists (5.9) per game while also leading the Bucks to the best record in the Eastern Conference. But Antetokounmpo has upped the ante even further this year. The […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have consistently found ways to add new wrinkles to their WWE-themed pregame routines. On Thursday night, they apparently added a “Brothers of Destruction” storyline. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Robin Lopez have been at the forefront of the routine, with Lopez often playing the role of foil. However, Robin’s brother Brook came to his […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is still the leading 2020 NBA All-Star Game vote-getter with the third returns of fan voting now in. Milwaukee Bucks star and reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo remains the leader in the Eastern Conference: LeBron and Giannis leading in third fan votes in their respective conferences and Luka and Trae […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo joked about his recent postgame conversation with star point guard Stephen Curry, one that took place shortly after his Milwaukee Bucks escaped with a 107-98 win last Wednesday. The two were seen sharing a quick moment, one which had lip-reading “experts” on Twitter soon making out what Curry was telling the reigning MVP. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are playing some of the best basketball in franchise history. With a 35-6 record and another MVP-caliber season from Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks are poised to challenge for their first NBA title since 1971. Even still, there are distractions, particularly as far as Giannis is concerned. Antetokounmpo will be a free agent after […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made some waves across social media in the past 24 hours after a brief post-game conversation with Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo went viral. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the message he sent to Antetokounmpo was far from tampering. Lip readers across Twitter and other social media […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has leapfrogged the previous top vote-getters in the second return of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game voting, moving ahead of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dallas Mavericks second-year guard Luka Doncic. James amassed 3,359,871 votes, more than 100,000 more than reigning MVP Antetokounmpo and 80,000 more than Doncic, […]

Stephen Curry didn’t have any influence in the Golden State Warriors’ 107-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, but his postgame influence might be much greater than a W after chatting it up with reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two players exchanged pleasantries after the game, as expected, but there would be a […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had a relatively odd experience going up against a depleted Golden State Warriors lineup, one that had only Draymond Green as the last vestige of the juggernaut it has been for the past five seasons. The Bucks had to work to pull off a 107-98 win in what had been […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the hottest players in the league, and teams will be moving heaven and earth if it means getting him to their team. Of course, the Milwaukee Bucks should be concerned that their star man is about to become a free agent. However, head coach Mike Budenholzer is confident that his […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. While speaking to reporters after the Warriors’ morning shootaround, Green had nothing but praise for Antetokounmpo, whose Bucks have the best record in the NBA, just like last season: “No, not really,” Green said when asked if he has […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 11. Antetokounmpo averaged 29.0 points and 11.7 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks went 3-0. James, meanwhile, averaged 23.0 points, 12.7 assists and 11.7 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers went 3-0 as well: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los […]

It’s been almost nine years since Shaquille O’Neal announced his retirement after 19 NBA seasons, yet The Big Aristotle is still chomping at the bit to take a crack at today’s NBA. While the 47-year-old big man isn’t planning a comeback, he claims he is playing in the NBA vicariously through Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden have been named the NBA’s Players of the Month for December. Antetokounmpo averaged 29.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game as the Milwaukee Bucks went 13-2. Harden, meanwhile, averaged 37.3 points, 6.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game as the Houston Rockets went 10-5: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Dončić and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their respective conferences during the first return of the 2020 All-Star voting. Antetokounmpo boasts a humongous lead over the next-best frontcourt player in the East, getting more than 400,000 votes than Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid.  Players like Pascal Siakam, Jimmy Butler and […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was one of the many personalities that spoke about the recent tragic passing of former NBA commissioner David Stern. The reigning league Most Valuable Player winner took the opportunity to provide his own eulogy on Stern following his team’s 106-104 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Giannis Antetokounmpo does […]

Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Jarrett Culver made his presence felt with a poster dunk on Milwaukee Bucks center Robin Lopez that saw him receive a technical for trash talk. It did not take long for forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to add some insult to injury. Antentokounmpo issued some payback by dropping center Nazr Reid with a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are listing superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo as probable to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Antetokounmpo still has some soreness in his back, but it looks like the Bucks star will play against the Timberwolves after returning to the lineup on Monday versus the Chicago Bulls. Giannis Antetokounmpo struggled on Christmas against […]

Milwaukee Bucks veteran shooting guard Kyle Korver has played with four MVPs during his career: Allen Iverson, Derrick Rose, LeBron James and now Giannis Antetokounmpo. Korver, whose Bucks currently have the best record in the NBA, believes this Bucks team is similar to the Rose-led Chicago Bulls teams he played for. The Bulls had the […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2021 if he declines the supermax extension from the Bucks after this season ends. Khris Middleton, who re-signed with the Bucks this past offseason, says he always jokes with the reigning MVP that he can’t leave him since he stayed […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will get Giannis Antetokounmpo back for Monday’s game against the Chicago Bulls after a two-game absence due to a back injury, along with starting point guard Eric Bledsoe, according to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard. Wesley Matthews is listed as out with a right thigh contusion. The Bucks have not missed a beat without […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is ‘questionable’ against the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Per Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald, Antetokounmpo is still nursing a back injury. He missed the Bucks’ last two wins over the Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic. Giannis (back) is questionable for #Bulls on Monday. He's missed the last […]