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Giannis Antetokounmpo admitted to feeling caged during the recent 2019 FIBA World Cup, as the Milwaukee Bucks star felt the stark difference in playing styles upon rejoining his NBA team this past week. “Playing with FIBA I was like a prisoner,” the reigning MVP said about his tough experience in China, according to John Askounis […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer has hinted that he could field Giannis Antetokounmpo and his top players this preseason. In their first preseason game, Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe sat out of the game, as their team cruised to a 122-112 win over the Chicago Bulls. It’s a widely accepted practice that teams […]

The Milwaukee Bucks won 60 games last season which elevated the franchise into a contender. It shocked the entire league but several analysts believe that the Bucks’ success will be shortlived. For the 2019-20 season, Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to prove that last year was not a fluke. The Greek Freak shared that everybody in the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA’s reigning MVP, did not play in the Milwaukee Bucks’ preseason opener against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Despite that, the Bucks cruised to a 10-point win over Chicago. Now, as the Bucks travel back to Fiserv Forum, where the Bucks play their home games, it seems that The Greek Freek […]

The popularity of Boston Celtics incoming third-year man Jayson Tatum continues to grow as he gains more experience in the league. As it turns out, it’s not only his fame that continues to rise, as Tatum has actually physically grown since he joined the league a couple of years ago as a 19-year-old. According to […]

Rich Paul had plenty to say about his Klutch Sports client, Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis, in an interview with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Paul lauded Davis for his greatness, but perhaps went a bit too far with his praise. The known superstar agent prompted that the Milwaukee Bucks would have reached the NBA Finals […]

Paul Pierce is back making bold predictions. In a recent interview with Submission Radio, the former NBA player and analyst predicts the Milwaukee Bucks to win the 2019-20 NBA championship and for Giannis Antetokounmpo to get the MVP award for the second consecutive season. “I’m going to go with the Milwaukee Bucks,” Pierce said, per […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to become a better shooter and he is learning as much as possible from veteran shooting guard Kyle Korver. Korver, who signed with the Bucks in free agency this summer, is one of the best shooters in NBA history. Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to become a better shooter and […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo still has two years remaining on his current contract, but that isn’t stopping everyone from questioning whether or not he will still be in Milwaukee come the summer of 2021. But Antetokounmpo is not even thinking about discussing his free agency: “I think it’s disrespectful to my teammates to talk […]

Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst isn’t spending his time worrying about the competition that can steal away prized talisman Giannis Antetokounmpo, but rather creating that winning environment that can keep him in house: “We want to be successful over a long period of time and be competitive for a long time and be resourceful,” […]

ESPN’s NBA Top 100 is consistent with Sports Illustrated’s, as both considered Milwaukee Bucks talisman Giannis Antetokounmpo the best player in the league for the 2019-20 season, with new LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard finishing as the runner-up for that title. The argument was a similar one to SI’s — Antetokounmpo’s regular-season record and impact does have […]

A number of teams out West took part in what was an historic offseason to significantly bolster their squads for the upcoming season. However, in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers stand out as the team that gave themselves the biggest boost after what was a highly successful summer for their franchise. After a slew […]

Caron Butler wasn’t a big fan of the NBA fining the Milwaukee Bucks $50,000 for self-tampering, after general manager Jon Horst admitted during a town hall meeting that the franchise indeed planned to dole out a supermax contract for star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Butler agrees with the sentiment, but feels the fine should have been stiff […]

Ex-NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas believes that Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo should focus more on his post game this season, instead of working on his jump shot. Listen to the former Washington Wizards star discuss it on the No Chill Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2xUQxBBwTQ/ The more you listen to Agent Zero, the more it makes sense. Pundits […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have received a $50,000 fine for a violation of league rules governing timing of player contract comments. General manager Jon Horst recently said publicly the Bucks will offer superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo a supermax contract next summer: The NBA has announced a $50,000 fine for the Milwaukee Bucks for violating league rules […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have no plans of letting Giannis Antetokounmpo go, and co-owner Wes Edens made that clear in a recent interview with TMZ Sports. Antetokounmpo has been recently linked with the Golden State Warriors, with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne claiming that the Dubs are a “big threat” to the Bucks in keeping the 2019 MVP. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are not worried about potentially losing Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Golden State Warriors in 2021. While there is a friendship and a connection between the reigning MVP and Warriors franchise star Stephen Curry, The Greek Freak could take the precedent of Kevin Durant’s three-year stint in Golden State as an example of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are not sweating the recent rumors surrounding the Golden State Warriors arising as a “serious threat” to snatch away their franchise talisman Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021. The Greek Freak has been intent in staying in the small market franchise, appearing to be a low-maintenance superstar with a fondness for the city of […]

From the department of “well, obviously” comes a story revolving around reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. After a fantastic season with the Bucks in which the Greek Freak put up a staggering stat line (27.7 points per game, 13.5 rebounds per game, 5.9 assists per game, 1.5 blocks per game and […]

By finishing the regular season with a league-best 60 wins last term, the Milwaukee Bucks had arguably the best season in franchise history (for the modern era, at least). This was no fluke as well, with Milwaukee establishing themselves as the best team in the league from start to finish. Unfortunately for them, they faced […]

As part of her appearance on Monday’s episode of The Jump, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne noted that the Golden State Warriors are a “big threat” for landing Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. “The one team lurking out there — I don’t know how this would happen — but the Warriors have always been the big threat […]

Milwaukee Bucks star and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t have the greatest of times with Greece during the FIBA World Cup. However, the Greek Freak is already looking forward after learning important lessons in China. Giannis posted an image of himself wearing a Greece jersey on Instagram. The caption to the image pertained to […]

After coming out with an MVP-winning campaign to lead his Milwaukee Bucks to the best record in the league last season, it was only inevitable that the future of Giannis Antetokoumpo became the hottest topic of conversation within the Bucks organization. In a recent town hall open forum courtesy of FOX Sports Wisconsin, Bucks general […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden has taken yet another shot at the media for voting Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo as the 2019 MVP. Harden says the media created a narrative around Antetokounmpo last season and focused all their stories and attention on him despite what he was doing for the Rockets on a nightly […]

Sports Illustrated has released its annual Top 100 list of NBA players ahead of the 2019-20 season, picking Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo as the top player in the world, followed by Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and perennial presence LeBron James. Antetokounmpo, the reigning Most Valuable Player, was a no-brainer for this ranking, given his […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off of a 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they won a league-best 60 games and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Toronto Raptors. With Kawhi Leonard heading West, you would think the Bucks would immediately become East favorites, but it’s not that sample. Milwaukee lost […]

Thanasis Skourtopoulos has faced a fair amount of criticism for the way he has utilized Giannis Antetokounmpo throughout the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Many journalists from the U.S. side reacted negatively to Skourtopolous’ decision to rest the Milwaukee Bucks star in the fourth quarter against Team USA, and now he’s firing back. Greece managed to […]

Bucks forward Khris Middleton knows that his Bucks teammate, Giannis Antetokounmpo,, isn’t going to stop pursuing a gold medal in FIBA World Cup play, despite the fact that Greece has been eliminated from this year’s tournament. Greece needed to win by 12 points against the Czech Republic on Monday to advance in this year’s FIBA […]

Tomas Satoransky had an interesting reaction to the call that fouled Giannis Antetokounmpo out of Monday’s victory over the Czech Republic at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Though they managed to defeat the Czech side on Monday (84-77), Antetokounmpo and the Greek National Team were ultimately eliminated from the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Greece needed […]

Greece coach Thanasis Skourtopoulos was well aware that Milwaukee Bucks prodigy Giannis Antetokounmpo had all the best intentions to help his national team qualify for the upcoming Olympics, though the team fell well short of the goal after an 84-77 win over the Czech Republic. The Greek national team needed to win by 12 points […]

Milwaukee Bucks fans who watched Team USA’s game against Greece were probably puzzled. The Greek Freak spent the fourth quarter of his nation’s 69-53 loss against his fellow NBA players on the bench. Understandably, Greek fans who made the trip all the way to Shenzhen was exasperated by the Greek head coach’s decision to bench […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart says he, Jaylen Brown and other members of Team USA took offense to Thanasis Antetokounmpo — the brother of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo — fouling Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes hard in the final minutes of USA’s win over Greece. With 1:46 left in the game, Barnes poked […]

Enes Kanter, who has been known to stir things up on and off the court with his pugnacious flights of fancy, was a big fan of the kerfuffle that occurred during Team USA’s battle against Team Greece in Saturday’s FIBA World Cup matchup, which involved one of his Celtics teammates. Kanter Tweeted about that little […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the great big hope of the Milwaukee Bucks in terms of winning another NBA championship. The same thing rings true for Greek basketball as he is leading his country in the FIBA World Cup. Nike is also cashing in on the Greek Freak mania. The juggernaut shoe brand went all in as […]

Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich has coached plenty of NBA players that compete for their country in international play. From Tony Parker to Manu Ginobili, to Patty Mills, Pop has seen what happens when guys in the league represent their nation. The veteran coach claimed that playing for their country turns players that are […]

After sweeping through the first round of the FIBA World Cup, Team USA is ready to move on to the next phase of the tournament. But things will be tougher this time around, especially since they will be facing Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece on Saturday. Brook Lopez said the 2018-19 NBA MVP and Milwaukee Bucks […]

After Brazil defeated Greece on Tuesday, Brazil head coach Aleksandar Petrovic didn’t necessarily have great things to say about Greece and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Brazil won by a final score of 79-78. Petrovic said he’s known how to stop Antetokounmpo ever since the Toronto Raptors defeated the Bucks in six games in the […]

Memphis Grizzlies swingman Bruno Caboclo saved the day for his home nation of Brazil, as his game-winning tip clinched the victory for the Brazilians over a heavily favored Greece side, 79-78, in the opening stage of the FIBA World Cup in China. To be clear, Caboclo’s tip came on the defensive end, as he swatted […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off a spectacular 2018-19 campaign in which they won an NBA-best 60 games and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before falling to the Toronto Raptors. Now, entering the 2019-20 NBA season, the Bucks are widely viewed as the favorite to win the Eastern Conference with Kawhi Leonard no […]