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The Milwaukee Bucks are off to a subpar start after 10 games, losing to the Washington Wizards on Sunday night to fall to 4-6. Giannis Antetokounmpo and company have been hobbled by injuries, leaving the team lacking in firepower. Giannis once again had a monster effort for the Bucks, tallying 29 points, 18 rebounds, five […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made a no-brainer decision on Tuesday: extending head coach Mike Budenholzer. It’s not a long time ago when Budenholzer’s future in Milwaukee was in doubt. After all, the team has repeatedly failed in the postseason even with Giannis Antetokounmpo playing at an elite level. In 2020-21, however, the stars aligned for the […]

After an under-the-radar offseason by the Milwaukee Bucks, the team still has one matter to take on: resolve the long-term future of head coach Mike Budenholzer. Budenholzer is currently slated to coach the upcoming season on the final year of his contract deal with the Bucks. Even as rumors swirled over Milwaukee’s Eastern Conference playoff […]

Even after winning their first NBA championship in 50 years, the Milwaukee Bucks may be in for a hectic offseason, especially as they aim to resolve the futures of Mike Budenholzer, Bobby Portis and P.J. Tucker. Overall, the Bucks will not have to make any long-term, franchise-altering decisions over the offseason. The Bucks front office resolved […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo can’t do this, and he can’t do that. That used to define his NBA career. Now being an NBA champion at the age of 26 defines his career with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Greek Freak just proved that you don’t need to follow superstar trends to find success in the NBA. At every […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks just won the 2021 NBA title against the Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson knows the reasons how they were able to dominate. According to Johnson, there were four key factors that led to the Bucks’ title win. First and foremost, however, is Giannis’ breakthrough in […]

In case you didn’t know, Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer is one of a few select individuals in the NBA today that hails from the Gregg Popovich coaching school. That is, coach Bud once had the privilege of working alongside the great Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs. Now that Budenholzer is about […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo seems to be progressing positively from his knee injury and could very well suit up for the team when they play Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. According to head coach Mike Budenholzer, Antetokounmpo remains “day-to-day” due to the hyperextended left knee injury he […]

The entire Milwaukee Bucks are holding their collective breath for Giannis Antetokounmpo after he suffered a left knee injury in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Giannis was having a big third quarter when he suffered the injury after trying to defend Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela. Giannis was visibly writhing in pain, clutching […]

The NBA bombshells kept dropping as Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle announced his decision to leave the organization in a stunning move. Carlisle– one of the top coaches in the league for a long time– might not have to wait too long for his next job. According to Marc Stein of the New York […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks saved their season, at least for now, with an ugly 86-83 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 on Thursday. The Bucks blew an early 30-9 lead and looked doomed when Kevin Durant buried a 3-pointer to put the Nets up 83-80 late, but Milwaukee made enough plays […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks basically had their season on the line on Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets. And, the two-time MVP wasn’t letting this one slip away. After losing the first two games on the road, the Bucks had their backs against the wall in Game 3 and, fortunately, the home team responded. […]

It looks like the future of coach Mike Budenholzer will lie heavily on how the Milwaukee Bucks respond to their series deficit against the Brooklyn Nets. According to reports, coach Bud could get the ax depending on how the Bucks perform in the rest of their second-round series. In a recent appearance on ESPN’s Sportscenter, NBA […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ second-round tilt against the mighty Brooklyn Nets was supposed to be a battle of Goliaths and perhaps one of the best series of the entire playoffs. The Bucks annihilated the Miami Heat in the first round and seemed primed to give the Nets their best shot with this upgraded roster after their […]

The Milwaukee Bucks squandered a major opportunity in Game 1 of their second-round series against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. The Nets lost James Harden right at the start of the game due to a hamstring injury, but that didn’t stop them from stomping all over the Bucks in a 115-107 victory that wasn’t […]

After a dominant start to their regular season in 2019-20 was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Milwaukee Bucks went out with a whimper against the Miami Heat in the second round of the bubble playoffs. There were a variety of reasons for the collapse, both on and off the court, but it was […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer took a lot of heat for the team’s playoff flameout in the bubble last year. After dominating in the regular season, the Bucks had no answers for the upstart Miami Heat, who beat them in five games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. If Milwaukee fails again in this year’s […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to another win on Tuesday as they took down the Charlotte Hornets, 114-104. After the game, Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer had nothing but praise for his star as coach Bud touched on one specific area of Giannis’ game that he believes the reigning MVP has improved on significantly. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and two-time reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo are built to win a championship this season. Sound like something that has been said before, right? That’s because it has, on multiple occasions. The Bucks were the top seed in the Eastern Conference in each of the past two seasons. But they failed to […]

Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer wasn’t happy with Khris Middleton’s free throw attempts on Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks. Or for the lack of them. The fact that the Middleton had a whopping zero free throws awarded to him on Thursday despite having 27 field goal attempts was rather sketchy for Budenholzer (via Eric Nehm […]

The Milwaukee Bucks won’t have their best player Giannis Antetokounmpo on the floor against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on Saturday. Coach Mike Budenholzer explains it as a precaution due to left knee soreness. Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as doubtful with left knee soreness on the Bucks’ first injury report for tonight’s game […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo will always be overshadowed by his younger and more successful brother Giannis. Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer understands this fact. Still, that doesn’t mean he’s not a talented basketball player in his own right. Thanasis proved that and more against the New York Knicks at Fiserv Forum on Friday, dropping […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Donte DiVincenzo committed an untimely risk that almost cost his team the game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Rather than lambast the third-year man, head coach Mike Budenholzer acknowledged DiVicenzo’s efforts. The battle between two Eastern titans went down the wire on Wednesday. With three seconds left in regulation, the 76ers had a […]

Since becoming an NBA team in 1968, the Milwaukee Bucks have made the playoffs 32 times and captured one NBA title. That came back in 1971 when Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the team to the championship over the Baltimore Bullets in four games. There have been plenty of superstars who […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday has missed two weeks after entering the league’s health and safety protocols. According to head coach Mike Budenholzer, the guard’s impending return is just around the corner. Holiday has missed a total of eight games over the last two weeks. Khris Middleton hinted that the guard might have tested positive […]

Reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo hasn’t attempted a single 3-pointer in the Milwaukee Bucks’ last two games. He once again went 0-for-0 on Wednesday, in the Bucks’ 130-110 thrashing of the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum. Post-game, Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer denied that he banned the Greek Freak from firing it up from long […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets took part in what could be a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday, with the Nets emerging victorious. Despite the criticism that Khris Middleton drew for his possible game-winning shot, Mike Budenholzer defended him after the game, via The Athletic’s Eric Nehm. Asked Budenholzer about the […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokoumpo had a scary fall during Friday’s loss to the Utah Jazz. The reigning back-to-back MVP was able to return to action, though, and finished the game for his squad. After the defeat, Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer was asked for an update on the injury of his star. As it […]

It’s safe to say that Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer was extremely thrilled when he learned that Giannis Antetokounmpo had finally announced his supermax extension. Coach Bud himself even admitted that he had to get a hold of himself the moment he found out. The 51-year-old described how his sons texted him the news […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer faced plenty of flak after his top-seeded team was bounced from the playoffs in a gentleman’s sweep at the hands of the Miami Heat. His lack of adjustments (and urgency) drew its share of criticism, putting his place at the helm in question. According to Shams Charania of The […]

The Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t do much more than salvage some honor, as the Miami Heat handed them a resounding gentleman’s sweep in the second round thanks to a 103-94 Game 5 win to seal the series. The Heat convincingly proved a better team than the Bucks in this series, putting the franchise back to square […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer got emotional in the aftermath of Game 5 on Friday. The Bucks were officially eliminated from the 2020 playoffs by the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals. However, while the disappointment of failing to live up to expectations weighed in heavily on coach Bud, it was his team’s […]

The Milwaukee Bucks inexplicably finds itself on the brink of elimination at the hands of the Miami Heat – down 0-3 in their second round series. This is certainly a shocking development, considering the Bucks dominated the regular season, much like they did last year. And in the middle of the all the madness is […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer says superstar small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was cleared by the medical staff as good to go despite the right ankle tweak he suffered in the first quarter of Game 3 against the Miami Heat. Budenholzer also admitted he doesn’t regret playing Antetokounmpo only 35 minutes. In fact, the former […]

The Milwaukee Bucks suffered a devastating loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday in Game 2 of their second-round matchup in the East. The Bucks are now in a deep 2-0 hole, and for Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer, he could not help but criticize the officiating at the end of what was a tightly-contested […]

Miami Heat star small forward Jimmy Butler went off for 40 points in Game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks, and many Bucks fans were wondering why head coach Mike Budenholzer didn’t put Giannis Antetokounmpo on Butler. Antetokounmpo told reporters after Game 1 he wasn’t going to ask Budenholzer to guard Butler since he does whatever […]

Instead of taking his routine questions from the media on Monday morning, Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer took some time to recognize Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot at point-blank range by Kenosha police in Wisconsin over the weekend. The Bucks also sent out an official statement with regards to Blake’s shooting, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have the best record in the NBA for the second consecutive season as they try again for an NBA championship. They’ll begin their title journey facing off against the Orlando Magic in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. The Bucks were two wins away last season from getting to the […]

The all-around game of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has earned him comparisons with all-time greats Michael Jordan and LeBron James. These players operate with the ball on their hands a lot, similar to how Doncic runs the point for the Mavs. But as far as Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer is concerned, the […]