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The biggest story of the offseason for the Milwaukee Bucks is undoubtedly whether Giannis Antetokounmpo will be traded and leave Milwaukee for the first time in his career. But there are several moves the Bucks could make, including saying goodbye to Bobby Portis. Portis has some say in what happens this summer, as he has […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are heading into a fascinating offseason where they will have to figure out how to get back in championship contention or try to recoup some of their lost assets from the Damian Lillard trade. At the moment, the Bucks are stuck in the middle. They will be a firm playoff team every […]

When Damian Lillard tore his Achilles tendon and the Milwaukee Bucks were subsequently eliminated in the NBA playoffs by the Indiana Pacers in gut-wrenching fashion, the franchise was immediately thrust into the scenario it desperately tried to avoid. Significant roster changes might now be inevitable. Fans are already speculating about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future, with trade […]

There was an escalating skirmish pitting his teammate against a bigger opponent. The game was tied. The crowd was going nuts. That situation late in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 110-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves seemed tailor-made for Bobby Portis to let his demons win and risk getting ejected. But the Bucks’ veteran, in his first […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward, Bobby Portis, joined an exclusive club in franchise history during the team’s incredible comeback against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference looked like it was about to get blown out on Tuesday. The Bucks were down by as much as 24 points in the fourth quarter but […]

Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers had very high praise for new big man Jericho Sims, acquired at the trade deadline from the New York Knicks. “Jericho is a super athlete, you know, reminds me of a DeAndre Jordan type of athlete,” Rivers said pre-All Star Break. “And so, you know, I’ve had a lot of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will have to adjust their roster after forward Bobby Portis Jr. was suspended 25 games for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the suspension, citing that Portis unintentionally took Tramadol instead of Toradol, an approved painkiller. His agent, Mark Bartelstein, described the situation as an “honest mistake.” With Portis […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are facing an unexpected roster challenge after forward Bobby Portis Jr. was suspended 25 games for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news, citing that Portis mistakenly took Tramadol instead of Toradol, an approved painkiller. His agent, Mark Bartelstein, described the violation as an “honest mistake.” The […]

Milwaukee Busjes forward Bobby Portis has been suspended for 25 games for violating the league’s anti-drug policy, according to a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Bucks are currently in fifth place in the Eastern Conference and gearing up for a postseason push, but they will be without Portis until the very end of the regular season […]

Sunday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies fit now-familiar patterns for the Milwaukee Bucks. They got bludgeoned in the paint and limped to the finish line in the fourth quarter. They’re big reasons for the current 1-4 slide, with one major cause being the absence of big man Bobby Portis. “That’s a big, big hole in […]

It’s not often that you hear “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in an NBA arena. But the Milwaukee Bucks brought the ballpark staple to Fiserv Forum Friday as part of an extended tribute to Bob Uecker, the Milwaukee Brewers’ iconic broadcaster who died Thursday. ”Root root root for the Brewers,” the crowd sang as […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are a tight-knit group, ranging from their stars to their role players. In a video posted to the Bucks’ social media pages, members of the team are asked who the most famous contacts in their phone are. The teams’ stars have high-profile celebrities on speed dial. Damian Lillard had rapper Lil Wayne’s […]

Where will Jimmy Butler end up? This is the question that everyone around the NBA is asking ahead of the trade deadline with Butler’s time as a member of the Miami Heat coming to an end. The Heat are pressed to decide on Butler’s future quickly, yet the All-Star does have a little bit of […]

Bobby Portis Jr. is already circling two key games on the Milwaukee Bucks’ schedule: their March matchups against the Los Angeles Lakers. Portis, appearing on FanDuel’s Run It Back, discussed the significance of the games, particularly in light of Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham’s history with the Lakers. Fired by the Lakers after the 2023-24 […]

Without Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks handled business and defeated the Washington Wizards. Bobby Portis stepped in and had a big game, finishing with 34 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. He was two assists shy of a triple-double, and head Doc Rivers blamed Damian Lillard for it. “If Dame hadn’t have […]

LAS VEGAS, NV — Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis, and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA Cup on Tuesday night, finishing the job they were unable to last season. But this version of Antetokounmpo appears to be different than any we’ve seen of him before. He’s still the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are back over .500, with a 12-11 record, as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard led the team in climbing out of the 2-8 hole they’d dug earlier in the season. Likewise, coach Doc Rivers shares the credit for their turnaround, keeping the team together and playing hard despite early adversity and all […]

The NBA and commissioner Adam Silver are urging players to take extra precautions to secure their belongings and homes due to reports of recent high-profile burglaries across the league and the NFL, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. Earlier in November, Milwaukee Bucks big man Bobby Portis revealed on social media that “many […]

Things got physical during the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons game when Isaiah Stewart was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected for pulling down Giannis Antetokounmpo to the ground. The next day, Bobby Portis was asked on the Run it Back show about the foul and how he felt it was handled. “On this […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have finally put a win together, blowing out the Utah Jazz 123-100, thanks to Damian Lillard’s 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 31, who also added 16 rebounds. Coming off a recent burglary incident, Bobby Portis still helped beat the Jazz with 19 points in 27 minutes off the bench. Moreover, a hard […]

A home is more than a house or apartment, more than a living space; it’s a person’s sanctuary, the original safe space. That’s why it’s devastating to hear Milwaukee Bucks star Bobby Portis, a member of the team’s 2021 championship squad, asking for help after his home was burglarized and “many prized possessions” were stolen. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks suffered a disappointing first-round exit at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. It’s worth noting that expectations were high on the Bucks, especially after the acquisition of All-Star guard Damian Lillard. Although the team had a relatively strong start, the Bucks also made a surprising coaching change in the middle of the […]

Despite having limited tradeable assets and an inability to aggregate salaries in future trades, the Milwaukee Bucks are expected to be active ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline. Although the Bucks are unlikely to want to part with Bobby Portis, the contracts of Pat Connaughton ($9.4 million) and MarJon Beauchamp ($2.7 million) are movable, per […]

Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo are heading for a revenge tour in the upcoming season. Injuries and fatigue along with a sudden coaching shift disallowed them from being able to compete against the Boston Celtics for the title. However, a key member of the Milwaukee Bucks was able to step up for Doc Rivers and […]

A big talking point of the Milwaukee Bucks’ collapse had to do with Damian Lillard. After a lot of fans expected him to go to South Beach, he instead ended up pairing up with Giannis Antetokounmpo. While the prospect of being with one of the best players in the world is great, it necessitated him […]

The Indiana Pacers are enjoying a stellar postseason with designs of knocking off the recent champion Milwaukee Bucks. On Thursday night, the Pacers seized a 59-47 halftime lead over the visiting Bucks in an effort to punch their ticket to the next round while nursing a 3-2 series lead. The Pacers’ hot start came during […]

Being down three games to one is not at all what the Milwaukee Bucks expected during the NBA Playoffs. There were huge hopes that they would dominate after pairing up Giannis Antetokounmpo with Damian Lillard. The continuous growth of Brook Lopez on defense while Khris Middleton puts up the occasional big numbers were big reasons […]

If there’s a day that Milwaukee Bucks fans would prefer to move on from, it’d be Sunday, April 28th. The team lost a crucial Game 4 contest against the Indiana Pacers to go down 3-1 in their opening-round playoff series. And to make things worse, Bobby Portis was ejected early in the game, making an […]

The Milwaukee Bucks need all the help they can get after falling two games to one against the Indiana Pacers. Coach Doc Rivers is slowly running out of personnel with Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo out for Game 4 of this crucial NBA Playoffs matchup. Now, it even looks like they may not have Bobby […]

After a surprisingly decisive Game 1 victory over the Indiana Pacers without superstar player Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks fell behind and stayed behind in a 125-108 Game 2 home loss on Tuesday. And toward the end of the game, the Pacers’ Obi Toppin and Bucks’ Chris Livingston were both issued technical fouls for chirping […]

All season long, a myriad of issues have plagued the Milwaukee Bucks. Despite starting the season with a pristine 30-13 record, the atmosphere surrounding the Bucks never felt right; their defense has fallen off a cliff, Damian Lillard hasn’t quite jelled as well with the team as they would have hoped, and it seems like […]

In a defining moment, Milwaukee Bucks power forward Bobby Portis delivered an emphatic response to his critics on the court, in what was arguably a career-defining performance against the Phoenix Suns. The resounding game from Portis, who has faced a season punctuated by trade rumors and skepticism, served as a staunch reminder of his value […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis is having a career game against the Phoenix Suns, and he just so happens to be mic’d up as well. Amidst an incredible first half, during which he scored 25 points and was a perfect 5-5 on three-pointers, Portis took the time to shout out NBA commentator Hubie Brown, who […]

Doc Rivers is at the start of his tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks and it appears that the players are a fan of his style. Rivers has built up a reputation as a no-nonsense coach who is a proponent of structure on the teams that he coaches. He also is heralded for coaching the 2007-2008 […]

With the NBA trade deadline just 72 hours away, the Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks have reportedly discussed a deal that would swap Bobby Portis and Grant Williams, according to NBA insider Marc Stein: “The Bucks and Mavericks, league sources say, have held exploratory discussions on a trade that would swap Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis Jr. […]

Although the Milwaukee Bucks (20-7) cruised to a 132-119 victory over the basement-dwelling, Victor Wembanyama-less San Antonio Spurs (4-22), there were some brief fireworks in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game. It revolved around team igniter and fan favorite Bobby Portis, who had the Fiserv Forum chanting his name after a tense exchange. Portis got […]

It was a case of a brother trying to stick up for his younger sibling.  Thanasis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks teammates had to restrain him after Giannis Antetokounmpo took a hard foul on Wednesday. The Greek Freak was on the receiving end of a hard foul from the Indiana Pacers’ Aaron Nesmith. The Bucks had to […]

Milwaukee Bucks veteran forward Bobby Portis didn’t take losing to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals lightly. Portis urged head coach Adrian Griffin and his teammates to improve, per Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. “After the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the NBA In-Season Tournament by the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, forward Bobby […]

Just because a player may not start doesn’t mean they don’t have the talent to start. Bench depth is essential to any championship contender, which is why the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award is one of the most important end-of-season accolades. There has been an emphasis put on bench scoring in recent years, […]