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The Milwaukee Bucks managed a positive impression last season, legitimately claiming a stake in the Eastern Conference playoffs and securing the sixth spot despite losing one of the their main cogs in Jabari Parker, who suffered a second ACL injury late in the season. Hybrid guard Malcolm Brogdon, who took the place of injured Khris […]

Following the aftermath of the violent white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia; Milwaukee Bucks forward and known social activist Jabari Parker took the stage during Monday night’s anti-racism rally at Salt Lake City Hall, Utah — bringing a unifying message of love and diversity to a crowd of nearly 2,000 people, according to Aaron Falk […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will start this season similarly as they did the last — one man down. With a second ACL injury to star forward Jabari Parker, the team will once again take a long-term approach to his health and attempt to re-incorporate him once he’s 100 percent physically, much like they did with shooting […]

Professional athletes holding camps for kids isn’t exactly a new endeavor. It’s a popular form of activity for players looking to give back to the community and pay forward the success they’re reaping. Most of the time, however, these camps don’t come for free, often charging each attendees hundreds of dollars. Jabari Parker isn’t one […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker has been steadily recovering from the second ACL tear in his left knee that he suffered back in February. During a recent appearance at an event in his hometown of Chicago, Parker provided an update on the rehab process from the major injury, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN “I feel […]

Whether you’re a Cavs fan or general NBA follower, Friday morning’s news of Kyrie Irving‘s trade demand hinted at uncomfortable change. Everyone gets used to certain players in certain uniforms, but when doubt creeps in, rumors run out of control. Rumored takers for Irving included the Spurs, Knicks, Timberwolves and Heat. Would you look at […]

Longtime Minnesota Timberwolves great Kevin Garnett walked away impressed after a day of tutoring some of the young Milwaukee Bucks earlier this month. “I’ll be honest: Giannis (Antetokounmpo) and Thon Maker’s focus and appetite is what I took away was greater then great. They just want to be better,” said Garnett in his new show […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker showed a few tricks up his sleeve, taking an outlet pass from Matthew Dellavedova and crossing the ball behind-his-back and past Josh Richardson for the emphatic jam. https://vine.co/v/5TpLE1VqIV1 Elegant as can be, those were only two of his 11 points for the night. Parker finished 5-of-20 from the field, along with […]

Jabari Parker has been one of the most vocal NBA stars to voice his opinion on President-elect Donald Trump. The Milwaukee Bucks star shared his thoughts on his reaction and the consequences this election has posed for him and his surroundings. “I’m worried about my safety and that of a lot of people,” Parker told Nubyjas Wilborn […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker led a rain of tweets from NBA athletes as Tuesday’s presidential election results started to materialize. The Chicago native was very forward voicing his displeasure with Donald Trump as the elected candidate. https://twitter.com/JabariParker/status/796217253918375936 https://twitter.com/JabariParker/status/796220822973272064 https://twitter.com/JabariParker/status/796223906252279808 https://twitter.com/JabariParker/status/796229840856813569 Fellow players like J.R. Smith, DeMarcus Cousins, Joel Embiid, amongst others shared their surprise, sadness and […]

Jabari Parker had himself a dunk-tacular game against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, but none more eye-catching than this two-handed jam that caused him to hit his head on the rim. The third-year forward blew past Quincy Acy and went airborne full speed a-head (get it?) and couldn’t stop his momentum after dunking the […]

During the singing of the national anthem in their preseason debut, the Milwaukee Bucks caused quite a stir when they chose to stand with their arms around the player next to them. Here’s a picture of the team when the Star Spangled Banner was sung, via the Bucks’ official Twitter account: 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/exUangZgCK — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) […]

The last decade has been a rough one for both the Milwaukee Bucks and its fans. Despite the talented rosters they’ve had the recent years, the Deers have managed to advance to the Conference Finals only once from the seven times they entered the playoffs since 2001. Taking that into account, the organization knew that sooner or […]

The Greg Monroe–Jason Kidd saga continues this offseason. Only a summer removed from acquiring the big man, word is the Milwaukee Bucks are still trying to trade him. Monroe was signed to a lucrative three-year, $51.4 million contract to join the Bucks last year when he became a free agent after five years with the Detroit Pistons. […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been part of a lot of headlines recently ever since he refused to stand during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner due to racial conflicts and violence that has been happening in the country today. There have been some NBA players who publicly gave their support to the Nevada […]

In the wake of the media firestorm surrounding Colin Kaepernick‘s decision to remain seated during the national anthem, Bucks first-round draft pick Jabari Parker posted an Instagram Tuesday night in support of the NFL quarterback. “Never followed the wave but this one is necessary,” his caption read. “I got your back homie.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BKCkca1hSwk/ His post […]

The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Tuesday that Former Oregon State coach Craig Robinson will be joining the team as VP of player and organizational development. There is no secret that Robinson is the brother of First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama’s brother in law. Robinson’s resume boasts of being a two-time Ivy League […]

In a recent piece for The Players’ Tribune, Jabari Parker opened up about harsh reality of growing up on the south side of Chicago. As Parker voyages on his promising NBA career, he has remained humble. The people of Chicago are always on his mind, and he plans to help them as much as possible. […]

Jabari Parker has barely begun his promising NBA career, but that hasn’t stopped him from looking ahead to his future. In an article he wrote on The Players’ Tribune, the young Bucks forward shared his goals for life beyond the NBA. Jabari Parker’s life outside of basketball As soon as next summer, Parker plans to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks‘ small forward Jabari Parker has shown a lot of promise and upside to his game in his first two seasons in the league. As such, he has become one of the NBA’s rising stars who is also very exciting to watch. Even at only 21-years-old, Parker is already giving back to his community by hosting […]

Back in the 2014 NBA Draft, Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker were the consensus top two picks. While Wiggins began performing in line with his lofty expectations last season, Parker is still coming into his own. After a solid start to his rookie campaign, Parker tore his ACL in December of ’14 and missed the […]

Lately, we’ve seen countless numbers of NBA players playing in various leagues throughout the country during the summer while it is the offseason. Jabari Parker is just one NBA player to put on a show at a summer league, and what he did to one defender was just plain rude. Here’s Parker with consecutive poster […]

Coach K and Duke must be doing something right. While it’s a team college basketball fans love to hate, looking back at the last 3 NBA Drafts have been telling. The Blue Devils program have produced top notch players such as Grant Hill, and recently a top 3 draft pick in the last three years […]

Danny Ainge has made it very clear to the rest of the league that the Boston Celtics‘ third overall pick is on the table for the taking, for the right price. It was reported over a week ago that the C’s are aggressively shopping their heralded number three pick (not to the surprise of anyone), […]

The NBA will begin their combine process on Wednesday, but don’t expect LSU’s Ben Simmons to be a part of it. The league released the list of 63 players who will take part in the combine, which begins on May 11th and concludes on May 15th. Simmons, who is widely expected to go No. 1 […]